How to Form a Mental Game Plan
The best athletes don't just have a strategic game plan for each game, they also have a mental game plan. A mental game plan is simply a plan for how you're going to play your best mentally. The best athletes don't just wait until things happen and hope for the best. They prepare beforehand to make sure they will react in the best way possible so they can perform their best in games. The first step of mental game planning is asking yourself how you plan to prepare your mindset during the hours and minutes before a game. There are many components to this question, such as: How are you going to conserve your mental/emotional energy during the day of a game? How are you going to relieve unnecessary stress during the day of a game? How are you going to motivate and pump yourself up as the start of the game approaches? How are you going to relax and calm your nerves as the start of the game approaches? How are you going to focus your mind on your mission and strategic gam