How to be a "clutch" player
Jul 02, 2022 1:01 am
Hi,
I conclude the mini-series on Choking with an interview on The Sports Project Radio Show. You can listen below.
And speaking of interviews, Grand Tap Media released Part Two of our interview, and this is also filled with some really practical strategies for you.
This was a fantastic week for presentations. I share two below. And if you'd like me to come to your team or organization and present on overcoming performance anxiety or improving mental health, get in touch here.
Enjoy the holiday weekend,
Dr Eddie
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Don't Choke!
If you want to perform under pressure, learn how by listening to The Sports Professor Steve Project and I discuss choking and learn the two best strategies to become a clutch player.
A preview of what’s inside my appearance on this latest episode of The Sports Project Radio Show:
🏆 The difference between the yips and choking
🏆 Why relaxing under pressure often doesn’t help
🏆 Examples of how to create pressure in practice to prepare you for competitive stress
🏆 How mental training is the key to being your best under pressure
🏆 Why “nervous means you’re ready!”
🏆 How being on a roller coaster is the same as being chased by a bear in the woods!
Respect excellence. If you want to be in the top 5%, you have to do what the other 95% either can’t or won’t.
Click here to listen to the full interview: https://dreddieoconnor.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/The-Sports-Project-Dont-Choke.m4a
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Lots of Strategies Below!
In Part Two of this interview I share the most powerful strategies I use in my work with athletes and other high performers to get 1% better daily.
Enjoy this lively discussion with Pamela Keim from Grand Tap Media-Business TV: https://youtu.be/a-3--T1UeZ8
Discover the strategies that can get you past the mental and emotional thoughts and fears that keep you stuck and standing on the sidelines. Helpful in sport, business, and life.
Topics we cover:
How to be the "Perfect Perfectionist"
Sleep to Perform
Embrace What's Hard
Fear of Public Speaking
Process > Outcome🥇
If you’d like to overcome some of these challenges choking, reply to this e-mail and let's get you scheduled.
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Speaking!
I’m thankful for the opportunities to speak this week.
Thank you to Colonial Athletic Association for inviting me to address attendees at their Colonial Athletic Association Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Leadership Summit. One big takeaway in each area of mental toughness (the value of worry and how to act on values independent of anxiety), mental health (improving sleep is the number one best strategy), and mental illness (strength is in seeking help).
It was great to be in a full room of talented PTs and ATs at The Center for Physical Rehabilitation who want to help their injured athletes get better by addressing the mental side. Their passion for your clients was evident and I enjoyed the interactions as they sought to identify when athletes are in distress and how to best refer.
Highlights included how to bring psychology into rehab sessions. We reviewed the May 2022 data from the NCAA Student-Athlete Well-Being Survey and found that feeling overwhelmed and having sleep difficulties remains high. Mental health issues among college student-athletes continue to be 1.5-2x higher than pre-COVID. I look forward to partnering with them in the healing of our West Michigan athletes.
Can I educate your group about athlete mental health and wellness?
Reply to this email and let's set a date.
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Dr. Eddie O’Connor
