Mistakes are made on the field when players’ minds wander and they lose focus. It is all about what the Buddhists call “mindfulness”. If you think about it, we all know it’s true. You don’t have to even try to think of “nothing” as our Buddhist friends would urge us. Just try to sit still and think of only one thing. Keep your mind on that one thing. If you are like most of us, your mind wanders to a thousand other different things and you have to keep dragging yourself back to that one, original thing.
But the mind is just like the body. We have been practicing and running physical drills for as long as football has existed. All this to create muscle memory of what works best in each situation. Austin does the same kind of practice on the mental and emotional side. We run regular mental “drills” designed to increase our focus and self-discipline. We are creating a different kind of muscle memory – our mental muscles. It is paying off big dividends on the field. We have fewer mental errors and fewer outbursts.
But the mind is just like the body. We have been practicing and running physical drills for as long as football has existed. All this to create muscle memory of what works best in each situation. Austin does the same kind of practice on the mental and emotional side. We run regular mental “drills” designed to increase our focus and self-discipline. We are creating a different kind of muscle memory – our mental muscles. It is paying off big dividends on the field. We have fewer mental errors and fewer outbursts.
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