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Looking At Sports Performance AnxietySports Performance Anxiety Defined What sports performance anxiety refers to is that instance where an athlete freezes' when placed in front of an audience. The skill level of the athlete (and this occurs in all sports) is diminished due to nervously and insecurity of performing in front of an audience. Basically, fear of failure becomes overwhelming, performance anxiety sets in and the ability to perform at an acceptable level is eliminated. So, the problem does not center on athletic skill as much as it deals with the psychological aspects of performing in front of a crowd. Drills To Reduce Performance Anxiety One of the best drills to reduce performance anxiety in an athlete would be to surround the athlete by a number of screaming teammates who are ordered to heckle the athlete as he performs. No, this is not hazing as the heckling is really designed only to distract and not to insult. (Heckling could even be eliminated and replaced with having everyone cheer the opponent exclusively) From this minimal drill, the athlete learns to "tune out" a crowd and not succumb to anxiety derived from the audience. This is but one example of a drill that can be performed and there are many others that can be employed. The lesson here is that any type of stage fright can be treated' and circumvented and it can be done easily and effectively in a short period of time. |
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