About this episode
Eli Straw discusses the importance of developing a good competition mindset for athletes on game day.
What is your mindset like on game day? We need to be careful not to take a practice mindset into games, where we overthink and try to fix everything. We need to just focus on letting ourselves play freely, be present, and trust the skills that we've built through training. 🧠 Mental Performance Coaching for Athletes: If you’re struggling with confidence, anxiety, fear of failure, or overthinking during games—or you’re a parent of an athlete dealing with that—I work 1-on-1 with athletes to hel...
People in this episode
Host: Eli Straw
Topics covered
- competition mindset
- mental performance
- athlete coaching
- confidence
- anxiety
- game day preparation
Keywords
- competition mindset
- mental performance coaching
- athletes
- confidence
- anxiety
- fear of failure
- overthinking
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