| Intimidation is a massive mental barrier
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| | such as:
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| for many athletes. It often happens when
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| | -Feeling pressure to perform your best or
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| you compare yourself to your opponent's
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| | win.
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| skills before competition. Many athletes
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| | -Worry about performing against other
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| worry about the skill level of their
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| | athletes who are just as skilled.
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| opponents and then feel inferior, for
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| | -Comparing yourself to other athletes who
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| example.
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| | you think are better.
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| What do you think about when you see the
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| | -Worry about competing against a *ranked*
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| word intimidation? Do you think about
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| | or well-known athlete.
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| feeling intimidated by an opponent or do
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| | -Getting caught up in the hoopla or
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| you see yourself as the intimidator?
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| | importance of a game.
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| Most intimidation in sports comes from
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| | Confident and composed athletes do not
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| your own thought process, which I call
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| | intimidate themselves. Confident
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| *self-intimidation*. Some athletes try to
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| | athletes, who are in control of their
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| intimidate others intentionally because
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| | emotions, love the challenge of testing
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| they think it gives them a mental edge,
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| | their skills against others athletes. The
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| or feel they need to do this to win.
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| | bigger and better the challenge, the more
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| However, most intimidation comes from
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| | enjoyment they gain from the competition.
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| athletes who psych themselves out - all
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| | Many athletes are not even aware that
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| on their own.
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| | they intimidate themselves because doubt
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| They psych themselves out because of
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| | can be very subtle such as, "Can I beat
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| negative thoughts or fears, which then
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| | this athlete who has more wins than me? "
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| turn into mental gremlins.
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| | Your first task in overcoming
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| Self-intimidation is what you bring on
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| | intimidation is to be very honest with
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| yourself because you worry too much about
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| | yourself, and recognize those times when
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| your competition or the team you are
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| | you are psyching yourself out of the
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| about to play.
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| | competition before you even start!
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| One student I coach, for example, gets
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| | Look for signs such as:
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| intimidated by the ranking of his
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| | -You give too much energy to your
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| opponent. If his competitor has a high
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| | competition during pregame.
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| ranking, he begins to doubt his ability
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| | -You have doubts about playing well
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| to win the match. And then he plays tight
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| | against a certain competitor or team.
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| and is afraid he will lose the match.
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| | -You are in awe of the situation or
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| Self-intimidation is the most common type
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| | hoopla of the competitive environment.
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| of intimidation in sports and the hardest
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| | -You feel inferior to the competition and
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| intimidation to overcome. You can easily
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| | make comparisons to others.
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| ignore what others might say to you to
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| | Once you are aware that you are psyching
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| yank you out of the zone, but you cannot
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| | yourself out with self-intimidation, you
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| ignore your own doubts or feelings of
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| | can move forward to improve your
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| inferiority!
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| | self-composure and poise.
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| Self-intimidation can come in many forms
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