Tonight I’m joined by @Jimmy Skog for a special Zoom training call. Jimmy has been suffering with the mental side specifically his inability to let bad shots go and his tendency to focus on the negative in his game. This causes him to abandon his trust in himself and hunt for quick fixes in the moment. Everyone is invited to join this call as I believe it will help many of you.

Tomorrow is like to organise a Zoom watch where we assess a game and have a discussion about the tactics, strategies, performance etc and see if we can have a bit of a social get together. I’ll post the link tomorrow in this thread as I’m playing in a local comp right now. 7pm French time is 6pm UK time

After this weekends inter regionals competition at Weston-super-Mare, im writing reflecting on our only loss over the weekend. Although we'd had a couple of tough matches , were we had to dig deep mentally to get over the line , we never once had to change from our positions as shooter, middle , pointer. ( i was middle ) . We'd won all our first 9 matches ( for those who dont know you play 11 in total ) . In the 10th , Although it was a challenging piste , and of course it was the same for the other team. They were decent with a very good up and coming shooter but both myself and our normally very good pointer couldn't apply any decent pressure on the opposition. Our shooter however was pointing brilliantly, usually getting near the couche with virtually every boule . However for approx 6 ends the opposition had many boules in hand to shoot us out . I should have been more positive in changing the order around instead of a " well its been working all weekend " attitude . Lesson learnt , more thinking required in certain games . Ps . Was great to meet fellow follower @Paul Cornwell despite it being briefly . Onwards and upwards.

A huge thank you to @Paul Cornwell for the wonderful surprise of sending me a copy of The Inner Game of Tennis all the way from the UK. It is the book that Kevin explained on YouTube how it can be used in Pétanque ! For me it’s much more than just a book. It's a reminder of what makes this community so special. I am genuinely grateful to be part of a group where people don't just focus on their own development and performance, but also take the time to encourage, support and motivate others on their journey. Acts of kindness like this create an environment where everyone can learn, grow and enjoy the process together. Paul, thank you for your generosity and thoughtfulness. What may have seemed like a small gesture has had a real impact on me and has made my day. And a special thank you to Coach @Kevin ORourke for building and nurturing a community that inspires us to become better players and better people. The support, encouragement and friendships that grow here are truly something special. Feeling grateful, motivated and proud to be part of this amazing community. Now it's time to start reading and working on my own inner game! 🎯📖 #Gratitude #PetanquePerformanceAcademy #Community #Learning #MentalGame #StrongerTogether

I’m thinking of hosting a zoom call where we watch parts of games and have a discussion about tactics, game play and observations about players. Probably on a Monday evening after the weekends filming or from past footage. I believe with discussions and observations our collective games and knowledge about the game would improve. Who would be interested?