Why Your Athletes Fall Apart Under Pressure (And 3 Ways to Fix It)

About this episode

This episode discusses why athletes struggle under pressure and offers three effective strategies to help them cope.

Your athletes freeze under pressure because they've never been taught how to respond. Get the full system here 🧠 → coachfreetraining.com In this episode, I'm breaking down the exact 3 things I changed after watching my team blow a 21-17 lead in the third set of a semifinal match. Telling them to be mentally tough wasn't working. Telling them to shake it off wasn't working. Here's what did. You'll learn: ✅ Why "shake it off" doesn't teach athletes anything (and what to say instead) ✅ How t...

People in this episode

Host: Coach Bre

Topics covered

• athlete performance
• mental toughness
• pressure management
• coaching strategies
• sports psychology

Keywords

• athletes
• pressure
• mental toughness
• coaching
• performance
• sports
• training

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Organizations: coachfreetraining.com

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