Strategy to Stop Letting Distractions Hurt Your Play

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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