Great in Practice, Frozen in Games: Why Athletes Choke and What Actually Fixes It

5 days ago

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Every coach has an athlete who is unrecognisable between the training field and the match. The gap is not fitness or skill, both of which are visible in practice. It is what pressure does to attention, and the research on choking has mapped it well enough that the fixes are specific rather than motivational.

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