On Court Stress
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Strategy/ Plan
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Performing
poorly and opponent is trash talking
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Sub
out and get my head together so I can prove him wrong
Focus
on making good decisions and set teammates up if I’m not scoring
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Losing
a close game and I am key player in getting game back
|
Think
of my ‘happy place’
Believe
in my abilities
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Not
shooting well
|
Go
back to basics
Identify
where your shots are falling (short/long) and make changes
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Opposition
team are starting to gain momentum and my teammates begin to drop their heads
|
Encourage
teammates and be as positive as I can
Take
the lead out on court
|
Concentration
lapses leading to turning the ball over in the back court
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Focus
on the little things e.g., staying low
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Missing
shots, open lay-ups, and getting the ball stolen off me
|
Focus
on next play
Try
and get the ball back in defence – focus on defence
|
Being
in point guard position and having to bring the ball up under intense defence
or press situations
|
Slow
down
Get
towards the middle
|
Missing
an open shot or lay-up
|
Keep positive
Let the easy/little things pass
Get on with the game, “
MOVE
ON
”,
let it go
|
Shooting
bad
|
Work
hard in other parts of your game (e.g., defence)
Know
that if you perform well in other parts of your game your shooting will
improve
Work
hard and don’t rush
|
Shooting
is off
|
Think
about what is wrong with shot (e.g., legs, elbow, wrist)
Adjust
in next shot
|
Impressing
coaches
Missing
a shot
Not
performing well
In
a close game and the coach calls a play for me to score
|
Play
my game
Concentration
Think
of the next play phase
Breathe
Let
the game happen
|
Mistake
during the last play phase of a tight game
|
Focus
on next play phase
Play
for the team, don’t be selfish, work for your teammates
Get
through the offence but don’t be robotic
Have
self-belief
|
Missing
shots and wide open lay-ups
|
Concentrate
on defence
Do
1% things
|
Missing
a lay-up or an easy shot
|
Don’t
get frustrated with myself because it will lake it worse
Quickly
get over it
|
Not
shooting well
Tired
and fatigued
|
Focus
on other aspects of the game
Believe
in yourself
|
Team
getting down on the scoreboard
|
Try
and bring the team together
Focus
on 1 specific aspect which can flow into the rest of the team’s game
|
Shooting
bad when I should be making the shots and not being strong under the basket
|
Slow
down
Find
the best option rather than the first option resulting in better shots being
taken
|
Can’t
get my run
Shooting
bad
|
Get
more involved in other plays
|
Not
playing well
|
Get
others into the game
Get
them feeling better about their games
Encourage
more so it lets the team know its not getting me down
|
Being
set a difficult defensive assignment
|
Use
moves as energy
Channel
stress to focus getting the job done
Concentrate
on personal goals
|
Shooting
is off in a situation where we need a score
|
Don’t
try too hard, forcing it will make it worse
Think
about what it is you have to do to hit the shot and focus on it
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