Turn Up the Pressure to Train, Turn it Down to Perform
Here is some simple advice to improve more in practice and perform better in games: turn up the pressure to train, turn down the pressure to perform . This is very similar to the saying, "practice like you play, play like you practice." In general, there isn't as much pressure in practice as there is in games. It may not matter that much if you go through the motions and make mistakes in practice, because it's just practice. The consequences of your actions in practice aren't as immediate as they are in games. Overall, most athletes don't put enough pressure on themselves to train hard in practice, and they put too much pressure on themselves to perform well in games. As a result of this, they often enter competitions unprepared and overly anxious, which causes them to underperform and fail to reach their potential. This is why coaches need to teach athletes to turn up the pressure in practice and turn it down in games. Games are already pressure-filled eno