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š§ Mental Training: How Top Players Handle Adversity (And Why Most Donāt)
Every player hits adversity ā bad game, getting subbed, losing confidence, injury, coach not rating you.
The difference isnāt who has adversityā¦
Itās how players respond to it.
Elite players use a simple framework:
1ļøā£ They separate the event from the identity
Bad game ā bad player.
One mistake ā losing your spot.
Most players blend the two together and fall apart mentally.
2ļøā£ They zoom in, not out
Average players try to fix EVERYTHING at once.
Top players pick one controllable action they can win today:
- Win your 1v1 duels
- Talk more
- Sprint back on transition
- Demand the ballSmall wins rebuild confidence faster than āmotivation.ā
3ļøā£ They donāt hide
Adversity makes most players disappear ā fewer touches, less involvement, safer choices.
High-level players do the opposite:
š They increase involvement.
Getting on the ball more is how you break out of a slump.
4ļøā£ They shorten the slump
Everyone struggles.
Elite players just struggle for shorter periods of time because they have a process.
Your question today:
š When you hit adversity, whatās the FIRST thing that usually changes in your game?
Comment below ā weāll break down how to fix it.
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š§ Mental Training: How Top Players Handle Adversity (And Why Most Donāt)
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