Mental Performance

Why a Para Athlete’s Brain Starts Looking for the Next Error After Just One Mistake

Why a Para Athlete’s Brain Starts Looking for the Next Error After Just One Mistake In para sport, one error can change the next attempt very quickly because the athlete starts searching for its cause not only in the technique, but also in the body. An unexpected flyer, a disrupted release, or an inaccurate movement […]

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Why the Athlete’s Brain Starts Looking for the Next Error After Just One Mistake

Why the Athlete’s Brain Starts Looking for the Next Error After Just One Mistake For junior and developing athletes, one mistake almost never ends with a single attempt. The reasons why it leads to the next mistake may differ. After a miss, a junior athlete is more likely to think that they have disappointed the

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Why the Athlete’s Brain Starts Looking for the Next Error After Just One Mistake

Why the Athlete’s Brain Starts Looking for the Next Error After Just One Mistake Every coach has seen one mistake unexpectedly turn into a series. An athlete fires a wide shot, concedes an easy touch, disrupts the release, sends the ball in the wrong direction, or misses a stroke they would normally execute without difficulty.

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