{"id":7914,"date":"2016-11-22T21:01:01","date_gmt":"2016-11-22T21:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/?p=7914"},"modified":"2025-06-10T05:13:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T09:13:02","slug":"metnal-toughness-strategies-and-losing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/metnal-toughness-strategies-and-losing\/","title":{"rendered":"Mental Toughness Strategies: Coping With Losing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7917\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/after-loss1.jpg\" alt=\"Moving on After a Loss\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/after-loss1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/after-loss1-300x150.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=\"How_to_Move_on_After_a_Loss\"><\/span>How to Move on After a Loss<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\/metnal-toughness-strategies-and-losing\/#How_to_Move_on_After_a_Loss\" >How to Move on After a Loss<\/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\/metnal-toughness-strategies-and-losing\/#How_do_you_turn_the_page\" >How do you turn the page?<\/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\/metnal-toughness-strategies-and-losing\/#Take_24_hours_after_the_game_finishes\" >Take 24 hours after the game finishes.<\/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\/metnal-toughness-strategies-and-losing\/#What_game_plan_gives_you_the_best_chance_to_be_successful_for_the_next_game\" >What game plan gives you the best chance to be successful for the next game?<\/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\/metnal-toughness-strategies-and-losing\/#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-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/metnal-toughness-strategies-and-losing\/#The_Focused_Athlete\" >The Focused Athlete<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Get over it&#8230; Move on&#8230; Turn the page&#8230; It&#8217;s in the past&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All of which are good advice after a loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These common expressions are often no consolation to athletes and coaches after the sting of defeat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You already know you need to move on&#8230; You know there is zero benefit in replaying the game in your mind and wallowing in misery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You know you need to get ready for the next game on the schedule. You just don\u2019t know how to turn the page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Think of all the words spoken to you after a loss&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Did those words make you feel better immediately? Probably not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the contrary, that advice given to you by a coach or parent might have had the opposite effect. You already felt bad about the loss, now you feel bad about feeling bad or your inability to get over the loss quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No matter what is said to you in the immediate aftermath of a loss, <em>\u201cYou tried your best,\u201d \u201cYou will get them next time,\u201d \u201cYou have another chance tomorrow,\u201d<\/em> losing is a bitter pill to swallow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The question is&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_you_turn_the_page\"><\/span>How do you turn the page?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The New Orleans Saints have a thing called \u201cthe 24 hour rule.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After a 25-23 loss to the Denver Broncos, the Saints called upon their 24 hour rule that gives them time to sort through the emotions of an agonizing loss and <strong>process<\/strong> what happened in the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saints\u2019 quarterback Drew Brees talked about how the team moved on from the loss in order to prepare for the next game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BREES:<\/strong> <em>&#8220;We let that one go, you have to. Usually it&#8217;s a 24-hour rule. That one would have to be let go after we woke up Monday morning because the preparation began on Carolina.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 24 hour rule is like a transitional period between the last game and getting ready for the next time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 24 hour rule recognizes that there will be some negative emotion after a loss that needs to be dealt with but also provides a well defined starting point when <strong>preparations<\/strong> for the next game must begin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 24 hour rule helps you <strong>focus<\/strong> on the next step rather than staying stuck in the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you enact the 24 hour rule, you will have more time to <strong>prepare<\/strong> for the next game and, as we all know, <strong>preparation<\/strong> is a critical factor in <strong>success.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Take_24_hours_after_the_game_finishes\"><\/span>Take 24 hours after the game finishes.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you win, you can celebrate the victory for the length of that time period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you lose the game, it\u2019s okay to feel sad or angry but you need to work through those feelings because at the 24 hour and one second point, you need to <strong>focus<\/strong> and <strong>prepare<\/strong> for the next game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Within that 24 hour period, you should review both what you did well and what changes you need for the next game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then it\u2019s time to work on strategies&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_game_plan_gives_you_the_best_chance_to_be_successful_for_the_next_game\"><\/span>What game plan gives you the best chance to be successful for the next game?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you need, set an alarm to indicate the exact moment for when to dedicate 100% of your <strong>focus<\/strong> and intention 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