{"id":7639,"date":"2016-09-07T20:27:13","date_gmt":"2016-09-07T20:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/?p=7639"},"modified":"2025-06-17T05:46:22","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T09:46:22","slug":"are-you-a-gamer-under-pressure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/are-you-a-gamer-under-pressure\/","title":{"rendered":"Are You a Gamer? 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Would your mind be taken over by negative thoughts? Would you fear failing when teammates depended on you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Or would you just walk onto the field and, despite feeling some nerves, rise to the level of pressure?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The \u201cunlikely hero\u201d is a role that many young athletes seek to avoid. These athletes do not want the pressure associated with performing in critical competitive moments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_if_you_stepped_on_the_field_and_knew_you_could_perform_well_under_pressure\"><\/span>What if you stepped on the field and knew you could perform well under pressure?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>What if you could learn to perform at your <strong>peak<\/strong> despite the situation&#8230; would you relish the opportunity to be the potential hero?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We call this type of athlete the <strong>gamer<\/strong>&#8211;a person who raises the level of their performance under pressure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Succeeding under pressure is a matter of two things: (1) managing your perception of the situation and (2) <strong>trusting<\/strong> the skills you practice every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you can perform an action in practice, then you have the ability to perform that action no matter what the competitive situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Freshman BYU kicker, Jake Oldroyd, was an unlikely hero in the Cougars\u2019 18-16 victory over the University of Arizona in the Cactus Kickoff Classic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oldroyd kicked a 33-yard field goal with four seconds remaining in the game to give BYU an opening season victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_makes_Oldroyd_an_unlikely_hero\"><\/span>What makes Oldroyd an unlikely hero?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Oldroyd is a walk-on freshman who didn\u2019t even know if he would be making the trip for the game&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oldroyd was not even the starter for the game and never even made it into the game until the game was on the line with less than 10 seconds left to play&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, Oldroyd is recovering from a torn meniscus and sprained MCL that occurred early in training camp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite his challenges, when thrust in the game with the game on the line, Oldroyd <strong>calmly<\/strong> stepped onto the field and made the critical field goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>OLDROYD<\/strong>: <em>&#8220;I just put on the helmet when it&#8217;s game time and try to block everything else out. I just stayed <strong>focused<\/strong>. I had put my head down and gotten a couple of reps. I knew we were going to get a kick, but I didn&#8217;t know how long it would be. I knew I was going to put it through.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oldroyd was able to perform under pressure by managing the situation and doing what he does in practice on a regular basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead of thinking about how big the kick is, Oldroyd relished the situation. He thought of the times he made big kicks and his ability to perform when the game is on the line. Then, Oldroyd <strong>trusted<\/strong> his skills from practice to make the kick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Being the hero isn\u2019t doing something out of the ordinary but doing what you are capable of doing despite the pressure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tips_for_performing_well_when_the_game_is_on_the_line\"><\/span>Tips for performing well when the game is on the line:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Let go of the outcome and what it means if you win the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Instead of worrying about failing, recalling the times you have made successful attempts will help you manage the pressure and perform with <strong>confidence<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Tell yourself, <em>\u201cHit another kick just like you do in practice everyday!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/the-confident-athlete-cd-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Click here to learn all of my secrets for ultimate self-confidence!<\/strong><\/a><\/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\/do-you-or-your-team-have-the-comeback-mindset\/\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/how-to-compete-well-in-pressure-moments\/\"><strong>How to Compete Well in Pressure Moments<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/how-to-grow-competition-confidence\/\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/how-to-perform-big-in-pressure-moments\/\"><strong>How to Perform Big in Pressure Moments<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/how-preparation-boosts-confidence\/\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/is-pressure-your-friend-or-foe\/\"><strong>Is Pressure Your Friend or Foe?<\/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_Confident_Athlete\"><\/span>The Confident 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\/2024\/01\/confident-athlete-audio250.jpg\" alt=\"The Confident Athlete Audio\" class=\"wp-image-16347\" style=\"width:198px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Confident Athlete\u201d consists of 2 audio programs that include 14 days of confidence fueling exercises and a simple to follow workbook that guides you through the 14 days, helps you apply the strategies, and customizes the exercises to your personal needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let me help you put a <strong>stop to the confidence leak<\/strong>. You can learn to have greater levels of confidence in competition than you do in practice by identifying the specific ways you undermine your own confidence and <strong>how to convert your practice confidence into COMPETITIVE CONFIDENCE<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Confident Athlete\u201d is a ground-breaking system to teach you how to think like a champion and have ultimate self-confidence every time you step on the playing field, court, track, or course. The confident athletes was <strong>developed for any athlete \u2013 junior to professional \u2013<\/strong>that wants to gain confidence. However, coaches and sports parents can learn how to teach others to perform with ultimate confidence. 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