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 *Goals: Three-Tiered System*

Instead of using a single, often unrealistic goal for upcoming competitions, your athletes can avoid disappointment by using three successively more difficult goals.
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 *Goals - Write Them Down*

To be effective, your athletes? goals should be recorded and displayed.
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 *Gifted Children = Different Fears*

Some seemingly inappropriate behaviour displayed by gifted children may be due to the fact that they?re often ahead of their peers.

 *Focus When Under Pressure*

Athletes? focus narrows when in pressure situations.

 *Fatigue - Strategy for Overcoming*

Overcome mental fatigue by breaking long events or workouts into a series of smaller, achievable tasks.
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 *Control Panel - Endurance Sports*

Some mental tricks to keep endurance athletes mentally strong throughout long races.

 *Distractions - Maintaining Focus*

Athletes can maintain their focus by imagining distractions bouncing off an invisible force field.
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 *Confidence: Teammate Activity*

An activity in which athletes write positive comments about teammates. The comments are read just before a major competition

 *Concentration & Large Crowds*

A method for blocking out the distractions of a crowded stadium in order to concentrate on performance.

 *Commitment Contract*

A signed agreement in which athletes commit to four ways in which they can improve themselves and their team.

 *Come-From_Behind Simulations*

Give athletes confidence in their ability to come-from-behind by simulating such situations in practice.
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 *Cohesion: T-Shirt Codes*

Place a formula or acronym on t-shirts as a secret, members-only reminder of your team motto.
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 *Cohesion: Ping Code*

Encourage your athletes to support each other by saying ?ping? each time someone does or says something that makes them feel good.

 *Cohesion - Team Bracelets*

Improve team cohesion by having athletes make bracelets representing each member of the squad.

 *Code for a Stronger 4th Quarter*

A signal your players can use to remind each other that they're a good fourth quarter team.
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