Coaching practices for Eft Sports Anxiety

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Does this sound like the set of challenges you might be facing?

• There’s a big thing coming up
• Right before the thing I have to do, my heart is pounding and my hands are shaky, and I read that racing as proof I’m not cut out for this
• Right before I go on, my heart is pounding and my hands are shaking and I read all of it as a sign I’m about to fall apart
• Right before anything that matters my heart pounds and my hands shake, and I read all of it as proof I’m not ready and about to fall apart
• I’m about to walk in and my heart is pounding, hands cold, mind racing

Practices that may help

1. Apply EFT to specific performance anxiety triggers
   EFT has the strongest self-guided evidence for test anxiety, public speaking, and sports performance stress.
   EFT Tapping: What It Is, How to Do It, and What the Evidence Shows
2. Reinterpret physiological arousal as readiness, not threat
   Anxiety before a challenging task is physiologically identical to excitement — the label you apply determines whether it helps or hurts.
   Social Cognitive Theory
3. Reappraise physiological arousal as activation, not anxiety
   Tell yourself "I’m excited" rather than "I’m nervous" — the physiology is identical; the label changes performance.
   The Clutch State: Performing Under Pressure
4. Recalibrate arousal as readiness, not threat
   Reinterpret pre-performance anxiety as energy and readiness rather than evidence of inadequacy.
   Mastery Experiences
5. Havening to clear pre-performance anxiety
   Run a short havening sequence before a high-stakes event to lower physiological anxiety.
   Self-Havening: Calming the Nervous System Through Touch
6. Exercise to lower anxiety
   Use movement to discharge physical arousal and recalibrate the alarm system.
   Exercise for Mental Health
7. De-activation Strategies for Over-Arousal
   Use targeted techniques to reduce arousal when anxiety or over-activation is undermining performance.
   The Yerkes-Dodson Law: Finding Your Optimal Performance Zone
8. Reframe physiological arousal as challenge activation, not threat
   Tell yourself the racing heart is your body preparing to perform — because physiologically, it often is.
   Challenge vs. Threat Appraisal, Made Practical
9. Write about your worries before a high-stakes performance
   Offload performance anxiety by writing it out in full immediately before the event.
   Choking Under Pressure, Made Practical
10. Interoceptive exposure for physical anxiety sensations
    Deliberately produce feared bodily sensations (racing heart, dizziness) to learn they are tolerable.
    Exposure Therapy: Facing Fears to Shrink Them

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