“Pressure is a privilege.” That four-word quote that titles Billie Jean King’s book encapsulates the #1 mental skill athletes need to perform better under pressure. It’s also the #1 mental skill athletes need to perform better when they are dealing with training pain, fear, fatigue, or boredom. The name of this mental skill is reframing. […]
This should be obvious, but it’s not. To make a correct assessment of an athlete’s mental skills a real assessment is required. Not just an “eyeball” test. Giving a struggling athlete the old “eyeball” test is not enough. For example, just because you see an athlete choke in the final minutes of a game multiple […]
The reality of the idea of choking under pressure is that beginners and perennial average and below average performers don’t choke. The reason why they don’t choke is because you can’t choke at something when there is no expectation of success. Choking under pressure is a product of expectations. That is why the famous Billie […]