The Mental Game

Objective: Apply simple techniques to manage nerves, maintain concentration, and recover focus after a mistake.

Why it matters: Technical ability plateaus without mental control — most players lose more frames to their own head than to their opponent's skill.

Watch: Video interview-style content on pre-shot mental routine and refocusing techniques.

Learn: Guide on breathing, routine anchoring, and reframing mistakes.

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Challenge: Keep a short journal for 5 sessions noting one mental-game observation each time.

Common mistakes: Treating a single missed shot as evidence of a bad overall performance.

Coaching cue: Your last shot doesn't get a vote on your next one.

Completion criteria: Completes the 5-session journal and can describe one technique they used under pressure.