More Confidence and Mental Toughness

How many times have I seen quality basketball players get taken out of their game? ENTIRELY TOO MANYT IMES! They’re not out because of the opponents quickness, strength,
or physical talents…but because of the opponents
mouth.

If you want to be a top “go to” basketball player,
YOU CAN’T LET THE TRASH TALK GET TO YOU!

And you gotta have a lot of confidence to play well.

Here are some good tips for those who have fallen victim to trah talking:

Key: Understand that you control your own
actions.

=> Realize that no one can enter into your
head unless you let them.

=> TIP: Remove self-consciousness from
your emotions and have the confidence to
concentrate on your game.

=> TIP: Don’t let the need for recognition
ruin your game. Understand that all trash
talking and psychological tactics are
based on this principle.

Here are some additional tips that will
really help boost your confidence and mental toughness:

1) Always believe in yourself. If you think you can`t do it, you
aren`t going to . When shooting, believe its going in and it will
have a better a chance.

2) A shooter needs to have confidence. One good way to give
yourself confidence is to remember that two balls will fit through
the hoop at a time. This gives you a large margin of error to work
with.

3) Strive to improve everyday… both physically and mentally. Play
against players that are better than you… that´s how you get
better. Get your hands of whatever learning material you can.
Never stop learning!

4) When playing against teams or players who are not quite as
talented, it is important to play at YOUR best. Do not drop your
level of play simply to defeat the opponent. Compete against your
own personal best every time out, and try to achieve that.

5) Mental Rehearsal: This is almost as important as practicing the
action itself. The brain patterns during mental rehearsal of an
action are the same as those when preparing for the action before
the motor skill is selected, so the more you mentally rehearse a
shot, the quicker and easier it will be to prepare to carry out the
shot.

The above tips will help you strengthen the mental focus and
confidence of your game!