{"id":11241,"date":"2019-10-18T14:02:28","date_gmt":"2019-10-18T14:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/?p=11241"},"modified":"2025-06-06T05:23:05","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T09:23:05","slug":"how-to-overcome-haunting-past-performances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/how-to-overcome-haunting-past-performances\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Overcome Haunting Past Performances"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/general-image-big-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/general-image-big-2.jpg 600w, 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href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/how-to-overcome-haunting-past-performances\/#Coping_with_a_Bad_Performance\" >Coping with a Bad Performance<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/how-to-overcome-haunting-past-performances\/#Follow_this_logic_for_a_moment%E2%80%A6\" >Follow this logic for a moment\u2026<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/how-to-overcome-haunting-past-performances\/#Moving_On_from_a_Bad_Performance\" >Moving On from a Bad Performance<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/how-to-overcome-haunting-past-performances\/#Related_Sports_Psychology_Articles\" >Related Sports Psychology Articles<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/how-to-overcome-haunting-past-performances\/#The_Composed_Athlete\" >The Composed Athlete<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bad performances<\/strong> can linger for a long time with some athletes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can probably relate to how profoundly a bad game, routine or competition can hurt future performances\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many examples in sports where just one bad performance can set off a domino effect\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A baseball player who strikes out four times in one game can find himself in a slump over the next several games\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Or a tennis player who sees his ranking drop due to a few bad matches can have difficulty getting back on track\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Or a gymnast who falls off the beam, which is normally her best event, can suddenly see uncharacteristic mistakes in other events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why does it seem that a one bad performance can snowball and affect future competitions?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This effect is not the fault of lack of skills. One bad game doesn\u2019t rob you of your athletic talents and abilities. The issue at play is often a \u201cmemory\u201d issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Follow_this_logic_for_a_moment%E2%80%A6\"><\/span>Follow this logic for a moment\u2026<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You have practiced, prepared and trained for a certain competition that goes a bit awry\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You make a few mistakes or just are not fully on top of your game and you are devastated by the result. Now, your memory kicks in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can\u2019t seem to shake the memories of that <strong>bad performance<\/strong>. The memories of that performance seem to haunt you. As you prepare for the next competition, these bad memories creep to the forefront of your mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the next competition commences, those images are replayed over and over in your mind stirring negative emotions and hurting your confidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many athletes have trouble bouncing back when they carry the weight of \u201cbad memories\u201d or negative images of previous performances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In professional sports, top athletes talk about the importance of having a \u201cshort memory\u201d or forgetting about a bad performance and moving on to the next competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The L.A. Rams had a forgettable game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the fourth game of the 2019 season. The Rams lost 55-40 but it was the way the team lost that was the problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rams quarterback Jared Goff committed four turnovers with the last one leading to the game-deciding touchdown. Some veteran players committed costly penalties and the Rams\u2019 defense had difficulty stopping Tampa Bay\u2019s offense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the game, Goff talked about the importance of erasing the memory of the defeat and focusing on the next game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>GOFF <\/strong>: \u201c<em>Let this one go by as quick as possible and move on.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A strategy to move on from the poor team performance was offered by Rams safety Eric Weddle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WEEDLE<\/strong>: <em> \u201cBurn the film, quite honestly. Burn it and move on.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Smart advice from Weedle. Replaying a bad game in your mind only contributes to further performances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Moving on from a bad performance<\/strong> requires that you focus forward and not relive the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Moving_On_from_a_Bad_Performance\"><\/span>Moving On from a Bad Performance<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Burn the film. Instead of replaying the images of mistakes and losses, visualize yourself performing successfully in your next competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visualization helps you focus on performing well in future competitions rather than allowing memories of past performances dominate your mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Strive to use the past competition as a learning experience. 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