Friday 6 May 2011

Deal With It or Dwell on It? It's Your Choice

In sport you will make mistakes - FACT! So what sorts the champions from the also-rans? Well one of the main things is how they react to a mistake.

As a sportsman or woman you have a choice once a mistake is made. Firstly, you can accept it, learn from the experience and move on. Secondly, you can dwell on it, punish yourself for making it and worry about making the same mistake again.

Doing the former allows you to get stronger and focus on the present. Doing the latter will knock your confidence, make you lose focus and more than likely lead to another mistake.

So, what are you going to do next time you make a mistake?

Jessica De La Souza
Senior Sports Perforrmance Coach
MINDSi SPORTS PERFORMANCE