
Strategy to Stop Letting Distractions Hurt Your Play
From Sports Psychology Coaching by Eli Straw
June 8, 2026 · 11 min
About this episode
The episode discusses how distractions impact athletic performance and offers strategies to manage them effectively.
Do distractions cause you to underperform? Learn the main reasons distractions affect performance and a powerful strategy you can apply to your next game to manage distractions. Work with me! 🧠 1-1 Mental Performance Coaching for Athletes: https://www.successstartswithin.com/mental-performance-coaching/ 👉 Confident Competitor Academy: Go from playing with fear & anxiety to playing with confidence in just 6 weeks! 👉 Mentally Tough Kid Course (for youth athletes) 📖 Mind Games Book: h...
People in this episode
Host: Eli Straw
Topics covered
- distractions
- performance
- mental coaching
- athlete confidence
- sports psychology
Keywords
- distractions
- performance
- mental coaching
- athletes
- confidence
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Confident Competitor Academy, Mentally Tough Kid Course, Success Starts Within
Books & works: Mind Games Book
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