Coaching Mind's Podcast: Perform at your best! #125 - Preparing For a High School Football State Championship
Nov 26, 2024
A coach's short message for a high school team preparing for a state championship. He reviews the Focus Cycle and pinpoints pregame triggers that derail performance. Players learn to spot automatic reactions and craft go-to self-talk. Practical tools include breathing, muscle relaxation, a weekly planner, and three game-day focal points inspired by Russell Wilson.
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Map Your Big-Moment Triggers
- Write down the specific "big moment" that could get you off track and identify related automatic thoughts and physical reactions.
- Plan how you'll use breathing, muscle relaxation, and a go-to statement to regain control when that moment happens.
Practice Body Regulation Drills
- Use forced muscular relaxation and diaphragmatic breathing to intentionally change your body's state and believe the techniques will work.
- Practice elevating and calming your heart rate and tensing/relaxing muscles so the tools are automatic under pressure.
MRI Panic Calmed With A Repeated Phrase
- Ben Carnes recounts using the verse "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me" to stay calm inside an MRI.
- The repetition shifted his focus away from worst-case scenarios and reduced his panic temporarily.
