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Game day - for the players and coaches
“It’s not the will to win that is important. It’s the will to prepare to win”.
Last week I shared some thoughts and observations about game day for the parents, today Im going to write about the player's and coaches role when it's match time.
There are many articles and research in the area of Sports Psychology about how to mentally prepare and perform, I have compiled some of them, plus personal opinions.
Let's start by defining what constitutes a "Winning team"
- Talent
- Preparation
- Attitude
- Game day performance
Even though we will focus on game day, it's important to understand it would mean nothing without talent, good preparation and the right attitude. Of course, on the same token you can prepare all of this and still have an unhappy game day experience.
Let's think at what coaches usually do to prepare their teams:
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