{"id":5210,"date":"2016-04-20T19:10:47","date_gmt":"2016-04-20T19:10:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports_psychology_blog\/?p=5210"},"modified":"2025-06-10T06:59:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T10:59:14","slug":"one-mental-game-skill-all-athletes-must-have","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/one-mental-game-skill-all-athletes-must-have\/","title":{"rendered":"One Mental Game Skill All Athletes Must Have"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5491 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/mental-game-skill.jpg\" alt=\"Concentration For Peak Perfromance\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/mental-game-skill.jpg 600w, 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href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/one-mental-game-skill-all-athletes-must-have\/#Concentration_And_Focus_In_Sports\" >Concentration And Focus In Sports<\/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\/one-mental-game-skill-all-athletes-must-have\/#Concentration_or_focus_helps_athletes_in_a_number_of_ways\" >Concentration or focus helps athletes in a number of ways:<\/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\/one-mental-game-skill-all-athletes-must-have\/#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\/one-mental-game-skill-all-athletes-must-have\/#The_Focused_Athlete\" >The Focused Athlete<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Concentration<\/strong> is critical for peak performance in sports, closing out games, competing against top teams, and playing consistently during a long season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Concentration is your ability to <strong>focus<\/strong> on what you need to do in the present moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During a game, there will be countless distractions competing for your attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Focusing<\/strong> on what&#8217;s important is the most powerful tool that an athlete can have in his arsenal and a super key mental skill for athletic performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Concentration_or_focus_helps_athletes_in_a_number_of_ways\"><\/span>Concentration or focus helps athletes in a number of ways:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Keeps you in the present moment and in tune to game situations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Helps you move past mistakes and quickly get your head back in the game.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lessens anxiety and worry about outcomes of a game.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Helps you block out mental and physical noise.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fosters a positive mindset about competing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gives you an edge over the competition.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Golden State Warriors are an excellent example of the power of concentration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Warriors set an NBA record starting the 2015-16 season with 24 consecutive wins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Players and coaches were constantly asked about \u201cthe streak\u201d but the Warriors were committed to focusing one game at a time. Instead of worrying about wins and losses or the \u201cstreak,\u201d the Warriors stayed focused on their aggressive, attack style of play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By the end of the season, the Warriors approached another NBA record, the most wins in a season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Again, the Warriors were hounded by questions of potentially eclipsing the 72 win total of one of the best NBA teams of all time, the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls, by one victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Golden State stayed true to its approach of <strong>focusing<\/strong> on one game at a time. After their 72nd victory with one game remaining in the season, power forward Draymond Green reiterated the team\u2019s mantra of focusing one game at a time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>GREEN<\/strong>: <em>\u201cWe can get to 73. That\u2019s the significance for me of 72.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After setting the all-time win record by beating Memphis Grizzlies 125-104, guard Clay Thompson was quick to move forward and get focused on their very next game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>THOMPSON<\/strong>: <em>&#8220;This record doesn&#8217;t mean a thing if we don&#8217;t take care of business in the postseason.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mental skills<\/strong>, such as focus, are the same as any sports skill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Practice, more importantly practice in pressure-packed scenarios, helps develop the skill of focusing\u2026 but you can\u2019t practice focusing once in a while and expect to be able to concentrate in tough games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Focus requires mental effort and repetition ahead of time. If you practice focusing until the skill is second nature, you will be able to perform better in crunch time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Top Strategy for improving concentration during big moments in competitions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The objective is to stay focused in the present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Set short periods of time in practice, like warm-up, to solely focus on what you are doing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Try to let the action unfold without over-thinking it. Get into the feel of what you are doing whether it\u2019s stretching (feeling your muscles lengthening) or light running (feeling your body move forward).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When your mind starts to drift to thoughts such as, \u201cThis is going to be a hard practice,\u201d <strong>refocus<\/strong> on what you are doing in the moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every athlete becomes distracted. The key is to be aware of your top distractions so you can quickly refocus on the task.<\/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_Articles\"><\/span>Related Sports Psychology Articles<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"block-05642731-8752-4dbf-9c18-5cc4d276e821\" class=\"wp-block-list has-normal-font-size\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/how-to-refocus-after-making-mistakes\/\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/mental-game-keys-to-take-your-practice-to-competition\/\"><strong>Mental Game Keys to Take Your Practice to Competition<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/refocus-quickly-when-distracted\/\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/your-mental-game-and-performance-slumps\/\"><strong>Your Mental Game and Performance Slumps<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/how-to-prevent-mental-mistakes-during-competition\/\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/mental-game-tips-to-overcome-mistakes\/\"><strong>Mental Game Tips to Overcome Mistakes<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\" id=\"block-5726d13f-f715-4ca4-8813-2f8a9ebd8bc3\">*Subscribe to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/sports-psychology-podcast-by-peaksports-com\/id152566009\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>The Sports Psychology Podcast<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0on iTunes<br>*Subscribe to <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/0ynyaalKxbnNmsoeL8gF5X?si=8224669de9b3435b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>The Sports Psychology Podcast<\/strong><\/a> on Spotify<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\" id=\"block-281f5afb-980b-4c71-9aa0-11d606b5f7c9\"><strong>Download a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/mental-toughness-report-athletes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">free sports psychology report<\/a>&nbsp;to improve your mental game!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\" id=\"block-94138e75-d591-4645-bb1d-212cf57a8841\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sport-psychology-training-athletes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more about our one-on-one mental game coaching.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Focused_Athlete\"><\/span>The Focused Athlete <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\/2010\/03\/focused-athlete-teams-small.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3922\" style=\"width:215px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s probably no secret that you have many opportunities<strong> to become distracted<\/strong> in sports. Athletes are bombarded with both internal and external distractions everyday in practice and competition. <strong>Focused athletes<\/strong> are able to get the most from their skills because they are more efficient with practice and more concentrated in competition. Athletes who lack focus <strong>let distractions run wild through their mind and don\u2019t know how to adjust or refocus.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Focused Athlete was developed for any level coach, parent, or junior to professional athlete who wants to improve performance and gain a competitive edge. It does not matter if you are a fledgling junior athlete; or a seasoned professional, plagued with distractions; or you just wanting to learn how to improve concentration\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Focused Athlete\u201d is a complete system to teach you how to focus like a champion and harness the power of a zone focus every time you step on the playing field, court, track, or course in practice and games!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-769fef19\">\n\n<a class=\"gb-button gb-button-68fab510 gb-button-text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/the-focused-athlete-cd-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GET DETAILS<\/a>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"gb-button gb-button-3043572a gb-button-text\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.peaksports.com\/collections\/the-confident-athlete-series-digital-download\/products\/the-focused-athlete-digital\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BUY NOW<\/a>\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Concentration And Focus In Sports Concentration is critical for peak performance in sports, closing out games, competing against top teams, and playing consistently during a long season. 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