{"id":8758,"date":"2018-05-10T20:37:47","date_gmt":"2018-05-10T20:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/?p=8758"},"modified":"2025-06-09T05:57:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T09:57:43","slug":"how-over-thinking-sabotages-athletes-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/how-over-thinking-sabotages-athletes-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"How Over Thinking Sabotages Athletes&#8217; Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8763 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/How-Over-Thinking-Sabotages-Your-Performance.jpg\" alt=\"How Over Thinking Sabotages Your Performance\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/how-over-thinking-sabotages-athletes-performance\/#Most_of_the_time_athletes_overthink_their_decisions_when_performing\" >Most of the time, athletes overthink their decisions when performing.<\/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-over-thinking-sabotages-athletes-performance\/#Do_you_worry_about_the_score_at_the_end_of_the_game_for_example_and_lose_focus_on_current_play\" >Do you worry about the score at the end of the game, for example, and lose focus on current play?<\/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-over-thinking-sabotages-athletes-performance\/#How_to_Stop_Over_Thinking\" >How to Stop Over Thinking<\/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-over-thinking-sabotages-athletes-performance\/#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-over-thinking-sabotages-athletes-performance\/#The_Fearless_Athlete\" >The Fearless Athlete<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Peak performance<\/strong> in sports occurs when you have a <strong>calm<\/strong> mind and can react to your environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over thinking can cloud your judgments and send too many signals to your body at one time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons after the 108-103 Game 2 loss to the Boston Celtics tweeted about his <strong>&#8220;overthinking&#8221;<\/strong> during the game&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He committed five turnovers, had only one point, and fail to make any field goals, which was the first time in his rookie career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He confessed after the game that his mind got in the way of his performance and was entirely &#8220;self-inflicted.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;It was mainly what I did to myself. I think <strong>mentally,<\/strong> I was thinking too much,&#8221; <\/em>Ben Simmons tweeted after Game 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_does_it_mean_to_overthink\"><\/span>What does it mean to overthink?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you or your players overthink?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over thinking can take on many forms for athletes&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Most_of_the_time_athletes_overthink_their_decisions_when_performing\"><\/span>Most of the time, athletes overthink their decisions when performing.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In other words, they become indecisive with their plan&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another way athletes over think is when they <strong>focus<\/strong> too much on the &#8220;how to&#8221; or technique when performing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They get lost in trying to have perfect form and lose sight of the indented goal to win the point, score a basket, hit a good shot, execute the play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One other form of over thinking is when athletes devote too much time thinking about outcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_you_worry_about_the_score_at_the_end_of_the_game_for_example_and_lose_focus_on_current_play\"><\/span>Do you worry about the score at the end of the game, for example, and lose focus on current play?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Perfectionists<\/strong> are notorious for over thinking their performance&#8230; They try so hard to be perfect and &#8220;play by the book&#8221; that they sabotage their own performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, any athlete can over think their performance\u2014even the pros!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Simmons wants to do the right thing and fulfill his potential, but this can lead to trying too hard as what happened in Game 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Stop_Over_Thinking\"><\/span>How to Stop Over Thinking<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When we work with athletes, we want them play with trust in their skills and not over think.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Two strategies will help you stop over thinking are:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. Be decisive with your plan.<\/strong> Stop second-guessing your initial decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, if you first think &#8220;shoot&#8221; do it and don\u2019t hesitate or think you have a better option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. Play athletically.<\/strong> You have to <strong>trust<\/strong> in your skills and play on auto-pilot. This means that you have done all the training and it\u2019s time to put it to the test. <strong>Let go of perfect<\/strong> form and instead just react or <em>&#8220;just do it.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn all our mental game strategies for improving trust in your skills with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/the-fearless-athlete-cd-program\/\"><strong>&#8220;The Fearless Athlete&#8221; audio and workbook program<\/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\"><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 class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/how-to-win-close-competitions\/\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/how-to-stop-overthinking-in-competition\/\"><strong>How to Stop Overthinking in Competition<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/how-to-overcome-what-if-thinking\/\"><strong>How to Overcome \u201cWhat-If\u201d Thinking<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/how-to-overcome-all-or-none-thinking\/\"><strong>How to Overcome All or None Thinking<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-dca36a64-5c8f-4fcf-8dfb-da8bd663e456\">*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 Podcas<\/strong>t<\/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 id=\"block-370496de-1ed7-41e2-a009-254e9ec866b2\"><strong>Download a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/mental-toughness-report-athletes\/\">free sports psychology report<\/a>&nbsp;to improve your mental game!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-af5321a1-562b-4266-b2e9-068b5b1e1556\"><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_Fearless_Athlete\"><\/span>The Fearless 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\/2019\/08\/fearless-athlete-small.jpg\" alt=\"The Fearless Athlete Audio and Workbook Program\" class=\"wp-image-19344\" style=\"width:200px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>For the last two decades, I\u2019ve been working with athletes and helping them optimize their physical ability by teaching them the secrets of top performing athletes. Now, you too can <strong>learn how to regain that child-like fearless attitude.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mental toughness is what separates the winner<\/strong> from the loser in any competition. 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