{"id":8219,"date":"2017-06-22T14:39:08","date_gmt":"2017-06-22T14:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/?p=8219"},"modified":"2025-06-09T08:28:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T12:28:21","slug":"how-to-cope-with-trash-talkers-in-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/how-to-cope-with-trash-talkers-in-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Cope With Trash Talkers in Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8223\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/mind-in-game.jpg\" alt=\"Mental Toughness\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/mind-in-game.jpg 600w, 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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/how-to-cope-with-trash-talkers-in-sports\/#Staying_Focused_When_Opponents_Are_Trash_Talking\" >Staying Focused When Opponents Are Trash Talking<\/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-cope-with-trash-talkers-in-sports\/#How_does_trash_talking_work\" >How does trash talking work?<\/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-cope-with-trash-talkers-in-sports\/#A_Tip_For_Winning_The_Trash_Talk_War\" >A Tip For Winning The Trash Talk War:<\/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-cope-with-trash-talkers-in-sports\/#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-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/how-to-cope-with-trash-talkers-in-sports\/#The_Focused_Athlete\" >The Focused Athlete<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Have negative remarks, whether it\u2019s trash-talking or a negative comment from your opponent, ever distracted you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You are not alone&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In every sport, mental warfare occurs and its sole objective is to get into your head, interrupt your <strong>focus,<\/strong> and mess with your performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are countless examples of trash talk in sports&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A group of opposing gymnasts who make snide remarks as you pass by to prepare for your next apparatus&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Swimmers attempting to psyche you out behind the starting blocks as your heat is being announced&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cocky opposing volleyball players who over-celebrate every point won.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The mind games are endless in sports. The reason that athletes trash talk is because, many times, it works. Some athletes get so caught up in the antics of their opponents that they find it difficult to focus during a competition or game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For instance, there was a lot of trash talking in the 2017 NBA Finals where the Cleveland Cavaliers faced off against the Golden State Warriors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Warriors forward Draymond Green is notorious around the league for trash talking and getting into the head of opposing players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>GREEN:<\/strong><em> &#8220;Everybody&#8217;s susceptible to that [trash talking]. I don\u2019t care who you are.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Green was given the task of defending Cavalier Kevin Love. Green talked about his <strong>mental game plan<\/strong> for disrupting Love\u2019s flow during the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>GREEN:<\/strong> <em>&#8220;Try to take him out of spots where he&#8217;s comfortable. Make him do some things that maybe he don&#8217;t want to do&#8230; When he&#8217;s going, he makes their team a lot better, so it is my job to try to take him out of the game.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to combat trash talking, you must have a <strong>mental strategy<\/strong> to prepare your to deal with it in competitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If trash talking interferes with <strong>focus,<\/strong> then <strong>focus<\/strong> is the answer to inoculate yourself from trash talking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_does_trash_talking_work\"><\/span>How does trash talking work?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Your opponent makes some negative remarks, <em>&#8220;You can\u2019t beat me. You know you are going to miss.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Soon, you become preoccupied with the trash talking&#8230; Now you&#8217;re <strong>focusing<\/strong> on what your opponent is saying and doing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As you <strong>focus<\/strong> more and more on the trash talk, negative emotions, such as <strong>anger<\/strong> and <strong>frustration,<\/strong> swirl inside you making <strong>focusing<\/strong> even more difficult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The swelling of these negative emotions causes you to lose your <strong>composure<\/strong> and your performance goes down the tubes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this instance, trash talking won!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The way to nip trash talking in the bud is to stop it before it ruins your <strong>focus<\/strong> and infects your emotions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, you will notice the negative chatter of your opponents but you need to stay <strong>calm<\/strong> in order to maintain <strong>composure<\/strong> and <strong>refocus<\/strong> on your game when necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you stay <strong>calm<\/strong> and <strong>focused,<\/strong> you will often frustrate the trash talker and beat them in the mental battle of competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_Tip_For_Winning_The_Trash_Talk_War\"><\/span>A Tip For Winning The Trash Talk War:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to keep your mind on your game, it is imperative that you maintain your composure and <strong>NOT<\/strong> look frustrated with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you do hear it, pretend that you don&#8217;t notice the trash talking&#8211;that you are in your own zone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Quickly <strong>refocus<\/strong> on the next play of the game and let go of the negative comments intended to keep you stuck in the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just like you <strong>focus<\/strong> on your game to beat a defender, <strong>focus<\/strong> on your performance cues to execute your role 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