Exceptional play radiates physical and mental toughness. The 2012 team team felt the sting of defeat in the 2011 State Final. They made sure they would not repeat it.
What goes into mental toughness?
- Focus. "Play present." Don't allow an error or opponent success on the previous point to bleed into the next.
- Conditioning. "Fatigue makes cowards of us all." Conditioning isn't optional or an afterthought. Jumping rope, total body training, and Tabata Training all contribute to mental toughness.
- Proven success. MVB knows "the wind blows hardest at the top of the mountain."
- Balance. Confidence balances arrogance and doubt.
- Self-belief. Every contest is a winnable match. Want the ball. "Winners want the ball."
- Relentlessness. When you have the receipts (work), you have the right to win.
- Visualization. Visualization (mental practice) improves performance.
- Team spirit. "The strength of the wolf is in the pack." Believing in each other strengthens each other and the team.
- Determination. "Keep the ball up," then "put the ball down."
Lagniappe.
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