{"id":8057,"date":"2017-03-22T15:01:48","date_gmt":"2017-03-22T15:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/?p=8057"},"modified":"2025-06-10T03:18:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T07:18:18","slug":"how-to-counter-the-upset-when-playing-an-underdog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/how-to-counter-the-upset-when-playing-an-underdog\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Counter The Upset When Playing an Underdog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8058\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/underdogs.jpg\" alt=\"Sports Psychology\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/underdogs.jpg 600w, 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href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/how-to-counter-the-upset-when-playing-an-underdog\/#Controlling_Your_Focus_in_Games\" >Controlling Your Focus in Games<\/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-counter-the-upset-when-playing-an-underdog\/#Upsets_occur_in_every_sport_and_its_often_a_matter_of_focus_confidence_and_complacency\" >Upsets occur in every sport and it\u2019s often a matter of focus, confidence, and complacency.<\/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-counter-the-upset-when-playing-an-underdog\/#How_do_you_avoid_the_upset\" >How do you avoid the upset?<\/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-counter-the-upset-when-playing-an-underdog\/#Controlling_your_focus_is_the_key_to_not_giving_away_games\" >Controlling your focus is the key to not giving away games.<\/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\/how-to-counter-the-upset-when-playing-an-underdog\/#Tips_for_Playing_Well_Against_Underdogs\" >Tips for Playing Well Against Underdogs<\/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\/how-to-counter-the-upset-when-playing-an-underdog\/#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-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/how-to-counter-the-upset-when-playing-an-underdog\/#The_Focused_Athlete\" >The Focused Athlete<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Athletes <strong>under perform<\/strong> all the time in sports&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes when you play against a team or opponent with a lower rank, you may underestimate them to take the game too lightly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a tournament elimination format, you may look past that lower ranked opponent and <strong>focus<\/strong> on your next match-up or a more formidable opponent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You erroneously believe that the result is a foregone conclusion when playing what you think is a weaker opponent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>That is when the unexpected happens:<\/strong> You take an opponent for granted and give them a <strong>mental edge.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, the other team has nothing to lose and often tries to rise to the occasion and set the tone early in the game&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Soon, you find yourself down early in the game and desperation sets in. You begin to panic and you make more mistakes than usual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Upsets happen in sports when you don&#8217;t give the opposition respect!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Upsets_occur_in_every_sport_and_its_often_a_matter_of_focus_confidence_and_complacency\"><\/span>Upsets occur in every sport and it\u2019s often a matter of focus, confidence, and complacency.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In baseball, you may be facing a team with a losing record and your mind vaults to that rival game later in the week&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In tennis, playing a lower ranked opponent, you might overlook your opponent and <strong>focus<\/strong> on a semi-final opponent&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In gymnastics, you might think you have a medal wrapped up and just go through the motions in your last event&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All these examples move your <strong>focus<\/strong> from the present to the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Focusing<\/strong> on the future causes you to give less than 100 percent effort and <strong>focus<\/strong> in your current match up. This is when you find yourself behind in the competition and in catch-up mode&#8230; and, before you know, you have given away the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_you_avoid_the_upset\"><\/span>How do you avoid the upset?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>While you cannot control the other team playing up a notch, you can control your level of <strong>focus<\/strong> and effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You need to be able to prepare the same way for every team, every game and every competition. Your <strong>focus<\/strong> must be on the opposition that is in front of you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, the most important game, match or competition is the one you are competing in the present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Controlling_your_focus_is_the_key_to_not_giving_away_games\"><\/span>Controlling your focus is the key to not giving away games.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The University of Notre Dame, the fifth seed, faced 12-seed Princeton University in the opening game of the NCAA Tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Notre Dame senior V.J. Beachem was aware that there are upsets every year in the NCAA Tournament and understands that <strong>focusing<\/strong> on the present game is of ultimate importance to make sure you&#8217;re not on the wrong side of that upset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>V.J. BEACHEM:<\/strong> <em>\u201cI think the number one thing is treating every opponent with respect regardless of our seed or their seed or anything like that. You know, I think a lot of people were talking about our seed on Sunday when it came out, as far as the 12-5 match-up. But behind closed doors, we aren&#8217;t worried about that at all. We just want to go out there and play our game regardless of who we&#8217;re playing against regardless, when it is, and wherever it is.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This applies to every athlete in every sport. Take heed and <strong>focus<\/strong> on your game in the present moment and give your opposition respect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tips_for_Playing_Well_Against_Underdogs\"><\/span>Tips for Playing Well Against Underdogs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Understand that upsets happen, especially when you underestimate the competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To maintain your <strong>focus<\/strong> in the present, create a game plan for this specific competition or opponent, <strong>focus<\/strong> on your game plan and execute your game plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Get up for the game! Don&#8217;t take the opposition lightly. Use the <strong>pregame warm up<\/strong> to get your game face on with the correct level of intensity you need to <strong>focus<\/strong> well in the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/the-focused-athlete-cd-program\/\"><strong>Learn all of my mental game secrets to boost concentration here.<\/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\/how-to-refocus-after-making-mistakes\/\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/mental-toughness-as-an-underdog\/\"><strong>Mental Toughness as an Underdog<\/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\/how-to-thrive-as-an-underdog-in-sports\/\"><strong>How to Thrive as an Underdog in Sports<\/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\/how-to-become-a-sports-cinderella-story-team\/\"><strong>How to Become a Sports Cinderella Story Team<\/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<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/sports-psychology-podcast-by-peaksports-com\/id152566009\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Sports Psychology Podcast<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>on 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. 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