Coaching Mind's Podcast: Perform at your best! #143 - Confidence Pt 4: Breath, Reset, Recover: Building Confidence You Can Trust
Oct 7, 2025
Discover how to train confidence like a muscle with powerful techniques. Learn the importance of controlled breathing for focus and flushing mistakes, seen through the experiences of pros like Drew Brees. Explore the Reset Brick to visualize success and regain composure after errors. Delve into the Recovery Brick, emphasizing the crucial role of sleep and nutrition in building confidence. This conversation offers practical tools for athletes and coaches to enhance performance and resilience under pressure.
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Fit Breathing Into Game Timelines
- Adapt breathing timing to game constraints, e.g., inhale while catcher returns ball and exhale walking to the rubber.
- Practice these micro-routines so athletes can use breathing within shot/clock limits.
Body Control Builds Trustworthy Confidence
- Controlling heart rate demonstrates control over the body and builds confidence.
- Physical control produces psychological confidence that athletes can trust under pressure.
Install Short Reset Rituals
- Teach brief reset rituals athletes can use in seconds to move on from mistakes.
- Practice resets in training so athletes can deploy them during games with limited time.
