Author: D.D.
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Process the Process
The emotions that surge within us as we step into the gym before a game, the thoughts that race through our minds after a training session, and the conversations we have with our coaches and teammates throughout the week – these experiences accumulate rapidly for athletes. We encounter a multitude of sensations, thoughts, feelings, interactions,…
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Quiet Amidst the Storm
Losing focus can often lead to performance setbacks. In those moments, we become detached from our target, resulting in mistakes and missed opportunities. It’s as if we are going through the motions without intentional presence. We are on auto-pilot. Our attention may appear engaged, but our minds wander, fixating on past actions, pondering others’ perceptions,…
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Take the Risk Together
Competitors understand that the unpredictability of competition pushes us to our limits. It herds us to our growth edges and pressures us into positions of discomfort. This journey to the edges of our capabilities is risky. We are not meant to take this risk alone. Called Out It is difficult to journey alone to these…
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Called to the Cliffs
Competition challenges us. The unpredictability of a competitive environment places demands on us as players. These demands are physical, like the fatigue we feel in our muscles. These demands are emotional, like the anger we feel when a referee makes a call we dislike. These demands are psychological, like the self-critical thoughts in our heads…
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Timing is Everything
The timing of a player’s movements in competition are crucial. A move may not work against an opponent but that same move may be made a moment sooner or a moment later and work perfectly. This is because timing is a large ingredient in the execution of moves in sports. Especially in team sports where…
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Playing, Living, and Dealing with Fatigue
Competitions help prepare us for life and the many struggles and challenges it throws at us. The obstacles, opponents, and difficulties of the sports we play exhaust us. This exhaustion and fatigue we experience in our bodies and minds mimic the tangible tolls life takes on our well-being everyday. These experiences help give us opportunities…