| With the individual and team goals set, the actual | | | | uncontrollable factors during the game and not to put |
| training begins. Physical training is not to be | | | | too much emphasis on winning or losing as this is the |
| undermined but the important cognitive skills to be | | | | root cause of most of the players' stress. These |
| emphasized include relaxation techniques and task | | | | require paramount mental effort and so, an |
| concentration. Handing down specific relaxation | | | | adaptation of appropriate mind set is necessary. |
| techniques such as breathing exercises and | | | | Staying positive about one's abilities and having faith |
| progressive muscle relaxation is more effective than | | | | in his teammates is one. Teaching the "here and now" |
| just telling them to relax. Equipping them with | | | | rule is another which basically means anything that is |
| applicable means to follow your instructions instead of | | | | not part of the task should be set aside. Learning the |
| just expecting them to comply on every command is | | | | connection between stress and level of performance |
| more effective. | | | | would probably be helpful too. The higher your stress |
| Relaxation technique is crucial to performance | | | | is, the lower your performance goes. |
| because stress and anxiety is inevitable in every | | | | A good coach should also be able to help the players |
| competition so the individual members should learn to | | | | understand that there is nothing to lose by trying |
| handle this. Many distractions also arise in actual | | | | instead of opting to be paralyzed with anxiety. And |
| games so the members should learn how to block | | | | last but not the least, conditioning the athlete's minds |
| out unnecessary factors including negative feelings | | | | to view adversity in a positive way, however |
| from inside and just stay focused on the actual task. | | | | difficult, will ease the transition from being a novice |
| They have to learn not to try controlling the | | | | player to a more professional and successful athlete. |