Athletes are responsible for their own confidence prior to competition. However, some athletes wait until the competition is already underway to decide how confident they should feel. These athletes delay their confidence until they have seen positive results that indicate to them they are allowed to be confident.
You don’t want your athletes to rely on positive results in competition for their confidence to come around. Instead, you want athletes to be proactive with confidence. Remind your athletes that they gain confidence from years of practicing and competing, not just from the most recent results in games, or their most recent successes. They deserve to start the competition with confidence!
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