![]() ![]() Your attention, meaning what you are thinking about, will have a direct influence on whether you’re able to perform freely or become like a statue. As you will learn, all of these have to do with focus. There are a few reasons that can be attributed to freezing up during competition. Why do we freeze up? What is it about performances that lead to us becoming unable to execute freely? But that’s not possible when an uncontrollable mind takes over. As an athlete or performer, competition time is supposed to be your moment to shine, allowing your hard work to be rewarded and showcasing your talents. ![]() It makes no logical sense why we freeze up. I can remember taking a pitch right down the middle, stepping out of the box, and thinking, “What am I doing, why didn’t I swing at that?” In these instances, I would freeze up on even the most perfect pitches. Concerns and fears swimming around, clouding the freedom I needed to perform naturally. Stepping into the batter’s box, my mind, at times, would be full of clutter. I experienced this myself on quite a few occasions. In his words, “It’s not even that I’m performing poorly, I’m not performing at all.” How frustrating! You put in all that effort to train your skills, but when it comes time to show off your talents, your mind inhibits you from doing so. The young man freezes up whenever he gets the ball. That type of repetition is amazing and crucial to building mastery and gaining confidence. He expressed to me how he trains relentlessly, putting up two-hundred shots a day. The frustration he is feeling truly highlights how impactful this type of behavior is. You may be a speaker and you can’t seem to get words to form, a soccer player who won’t shoot on goal, or a baseball player who simply freezes up at the plate.Ī great example of freezing up in the middle of competition comes from a high school basketball player I was working with. Have you experienced the feeling of freezing up? It’s when you’re stuck in your tracks, unable to perform freely. In the midst of a competition, you are absent of thought, becoming one with the activity you are performing.īut what happens when the thoughts in your head can’t be controlled? What can you do if instead of allowing your talents to take over, you freeze up? Worries and fears flood your mind, all fixated on one concern: failing. What a dream this is for all athletes and performers. ![]()
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