Do you athletes ever tell you they wish they could take their brain out and just play? Do they want to be able to focus for longer, stay calm in key moments, show up without nerves, be able to concentrate on your instructions without 100 other messages ping ponging into their brain?
More bluntly athletes might come to see me and tell me their brain is broken, they have a rubbish mindset or all their problems are caused by their head. Often they will have picked this up from a parent or coach. If you, as a coach can help them understand why they might be struggling more with their mental approach then you help stop them going down such a negative path of self-flagellation and instead have more tools (which you’ll learn in module 6 and 7) to tackle their concerns effectively.
This means it is super important that you understand the 3 key functions of the brain and why one element of them (the threat system) can have such a negative impact on our sporting performance.
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