{"id":23,"date":"2007-04-30T01:59:00","date_gmt":"2007-04-30T01:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/peaksports.com\/sports_psychology_blog\/?p=23"},"modified":"2025-06-16T05:30:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T09:30:57","slug":"pre-game-jitters-perform-under-pressure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/pre-game-jitters-perform-under-pressure\/","title":{"rendered":"Pre-Game Jitters: Perform Under Pressure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6984\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/pregame-jitters.jpg\" alt=\"Pregame Jitters\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/pregame-jitters.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/04\/pregame-jitters-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Embrace_The_Pregame_Jitters\"><\/span>Embrace The Pregame Jitters<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\/pre-game-jitters-perform-under-pressure\/#Embrace_The_Pregame_Jitters\" >Embrace The Pregame Jitters<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/pre-game-jitters-perform-under-pressure\/#Pressure_comes_in_many_forms_depending_on_the_person_and_how_an_athlete_thinks_about_the_competition_Some_sources_of_internal_self-inflicted_pressure_include\" >Pressure comes in many forms depending on the person and how an athlete *thinks* about the competition. Some sources of internal, self-inflicted pressure include:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/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\/pre-game-jitters-perform-under-pressure\/#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-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/pre-game-jitters-perform-under-pressure\/#The_Composed_Athlete\" >The Composed Athlete<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Do you ever get butterflies\u009d in your stomach before you compete called pregame jitters? Do you get really nervous before the start of a big match or game and can&#8217;t relax after the game starts? Most athletes have felt the negative effects of pressure during their athletic career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even the best athletes feel pressure before a big game, but they know how to channel the pressure into positive intensity to boost performance. What is pressure and how do athletes experience it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pressure is a perceived expectation of the need to perform well under challenging situations. Fear of failure and expectation is tied to pressure. When an athletes worries about disappointing others, for examples, he or she is putting pressure on him or herself to not fail or look silly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first step is to understand that pressure starts within you and your thoughts about the big game or about you meeting others&#8217; expectations, for example. High expectations from yourself and others turn into pressure. However, pressure is not some external force that grips you by the neck and strangles you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some athletes thrive on the feeling of pressure, whereas others crumble mentally and choke their brains out. Why? Experience, confidence, and beliefs play a vital role in how well an athlete will perform under pressure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pressure_comes_in_many_forms_depending_on_the_person_and_how_an_athlete_thinks_about_the_competition_Some_sources_of_internal_self-inflicted_pressure_include\"><\/span>Pressure comes in many forms depending on the person and how an athlete *thinks* about the competition. Some sources of internal, self-inflicted pressure include:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Expectations you place on yourself about winning<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pressure to live up to the expectations from others (coach, parents, fans) to succeed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thoughts underlying the fear of failure, such as having your hard work not pay off<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pressure to perform well or lose your place on the team<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pressure not to blow the game and not feel embarrassed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pressure to perform perfectly and not make any mistakes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Pressure is very specific to each athlete and his or her own beliefs and thoughts. An athlete&#8217;s beliefs are key here. However, one constant is that pressure makes athletes tense, afraid, and worried, which leads to performing tentatively or cautiously. Tentative play looks like choking to others who observing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How do you cope with pressure? The first step is to understand the specific pressures you place on your performance. When you understand HOW and WHEN you feel pressure, you can then make it help you instead of work against you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, if you feel pressure from your parents to win or succeed, you have to challenge your own thinking about the expectations you have adopted from your parents. Sometimes pressure comes from expectations you have taken on from others people in your life such as parents, coaches, and teammates. You may think that others have given you these expectations, but they are actually ones you have conjured up based on what others have said to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I don&#8217;t want to give away the farm here, because I give you all my secrets to coping with pressure in one of my recorded teleclass titled, I Can Cope! Performing Your Very Best Under Pressure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this class, I personally help you to identify the type of pressure you place on yourself AND give you 5 mental strategies to perform your best under pressure. Are you ready to learn how to perform your best in crunch-time? Tune into my recorded mental toughness classes to find out!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patrick J. 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