{"id":19300,"date":"2024-08-15T14:37:14","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T18:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/?p=19300"},"modified":"2025-06-03T06:27:22","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T10:27:22","slug":"how-to-block-out-crowd-noise-when-competing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/how-to-block-out-crowd-noise-when-competing\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Block Out Crowd Noise When Competing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/blocking-out-the-noise.jpg\" alt=\"How to Block Out Crowd Noise When Competing\" class=\"wp-image-19301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/blocking-out-the-noise.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/blocking-out-the-noise-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_does_spectator_behavior_affect_your_focus\"><\/span>How does spectator behavior affect your focus? <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Article Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #0769bf;color:#0769bf\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #0769bf;color:#0769bf\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/how-to-block-out-crowd-noise-when-competing\/#How_does_spectator_behavior_affect_your_focus\" >How does spectator behavior affect your focus?<\/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-block-out-crowd-noise-when-competing\/#How_to_block_out_the_crowd\" >How to block out the crowd<\/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-block-out-crowd-noise-when-competing\/#Related_Sports_Psychology_Article\" >Related Sports Psychology Article<\/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-block-out-crowd-noise-when-competing\/#The_Focused_Athlete_Digital_Download\" >The Focused Athlete (Digital Download)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Why do some athletes feed off the crowd while other athletes lose focus?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Crowd <strong>noise<\/strong> can be a massive distraction in sports competitions. Whether it&#8217;s cheering, booing, taunting, or hurling insults, the crowd\u2019s impact can be significant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The people sitting in the stands can only influence the outcome of a competition without even being on the playing field if you let them. Performing at your peak despite rowdy fans comes down to managing your focus and emotions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you start noticing the crowd <strong>noise<\/strong>, your focus is diverted away from performing the task at hand. Some athletes who feed off the crowd become overexcited when the crowd is pumped up. They feel the heavy weight of expectations to win.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These athletes struggle to regulate their excitement, ditch their game plans, and try to do too much to please the fans.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the flip side, some athletes who focus on the crowd <strong>noise<\/strong> become fearful of embarrassing themselves, making mistakes, and losing by a significant margin.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These athletes become overwhelmed by the moment, anxious, and have difficulty regaining their focus. In both instances, focusing on the crowd <strong>noise<\/strong>, an external distraction, leads to unproductive emotions and underperformance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_block_out_the_crowd\"><\/span>How to block out the crowd<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>An effective way to overcome external distractions is to focus inward. Internal focus is when you direct your attention towards the movement of your body or on bodily sensations, such as breathing or relaxing your muscles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since you cannot focus on internal and external stimuli simultaneously, focusing inward minimizes the impact of crowd <strong>noise<\/strong>. In the 1,500-meter track event at the 2024 Olympics, the crowd <strong>noise<\/strong> was deafening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Much anticipation revolved around the race between two of the best runners in the world: Jakob Ingebrigtsen, the defending Olympic champion, and Josh Kerr, the reigning world champion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, USA runner Cole Hocker pulled off the upset by bettering his personal best by nearly 3 seconds and setting an Olympic record in the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the race, Hocker commented on the 80,000 screaming fans in the arena and the top runners in the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>HOCKER<\/strong>:\u00a0<em>\u201cIt was a deafening <strong>noise<\/strong>. I\u2019ve never heard that in a stadium before. I kind of lost feeling in my body, and it didn\u2019t feel like the Olympics anymore until it did\u2026 [Ingebrigtsen and Kerr] had all this added pressure and all that and <strong>noise<\/strong>. I think that\u2019s part of this. This job is blocking out that <strong>noise<\/strong> and it gets harder and harder the more you excel.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you focus on your game plan or your breathing, you reduce the impact of the crowd and foster peak performance. It is important to remember that focus is a choice that you have complete control over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Knowing you have control over your focus is empowering and leads to more robust athletic confidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Deep breathing is a quick and easy refocusing strategy. Intentional, conscious breathing helps ground you in the present moment and slows down the body\u2019s stress response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This will relax your muscles, enhances fluid mechanics, and enables better decision-making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-979ef383-5bc7-43ee-b8f9-249663ca1a6c\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_Sports_Psychology_Article\"><\/span>Related Sports Psychology Article<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/how-to-deal-with-external-noise\/\">How to Deal with External Noise<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/leaving-a-positive-legacy-for-athletes-2\/\">Leaving a Positive&nbsp;Legacy for Athletes<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/how-top-athletes-improve-focus\/\">How Top Athletes Improve Focus<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Focused_Athlete_Digital_Download\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.peaksports.com\/products\/the-focused-athlete-digital\" title=\"The Focused Athlete (Digital Download)\">The Focused Athlete (Digital Download)<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/focused-athlete-teams-small.jpg\" alt=\"The Focused Athlete Audio and Workbook Program\" class=\"wp-image-19343\" style=\"width:158px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Focused Athlete\u201d audio and workbook program helps you or your athletes overcome distractions and sharpen your concentration during competition. You learn how to get locked in during practice and competition so you can improve and perform better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cFirst, I would like to thank you for the help given to me through your programs, \u2018<strong>The Confident Athlete<\/strong>\u2019 and \u2018<strong>The Focused Athlete<\/strong>.\u2019 I have made tremendous sacrifices though all these years to become a top Olympic Trap shooter but something was missing. This missing part was with my mental game. My scores increased tremendously in record time and others said that I was a different shooter.\u201c<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>~Marios Kapodistria<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div style=\"text-align:center\" class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-button ab-block-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.peaksports.com\/products\/the-focused-athlete-digital\" class=\"ab-button ab-button-shape-rounded ab-button-size-medium\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color:#3373dc\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How does spectator behavior affect your focus? Why do some athletes feed off the crowd while other athletes lose focus?&nbsp; Crowd noise can be a massive distraction in sports competitions. Whether it&#8217;s cheering, booing, taunting, or hurling insults, the crowd\u2019s impact can be significant. 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