Coaching practices for Pre Shot Routine
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- Every time I face the same kind of high-stakes moment my nerves hit me cold and unpredictable, and I want some small repeatable thing I do beforehand
- I have a few superstitious little rituals before I compete, but they’re just things I do out of habit
- Right before I perform I keep picturing the win or the trophy, and it gets me amped but my body still feels unrehearsed for the actual moves
- Right at the moment I need to commit and execute, my mind is still half-cluttered with second-guessing and stray thoughts
- When the nerves hit, my warm-up stretches on and on as I fidget and re-do things, and that very dragging-out is the tell that I’m rattled
Practices that may help
- Pre-Performance Routines, Made Practical
Pre-performance routines are standardized behavioral and mental sequences performed before a performance that direct attention, manage arousal, and activate well-rehearsed movement patterns. Sport psychology research (particularly Stuart Cotterill’s work) and multiple meta-analyses find they reliably improve consistency and reduce performance variability across athletic and skill-based tasks. - Create a pre-performance ritual that includes posture
A consistent pre-performance ritual — including posture — reduces anxiety and improves performance more reliably than any single element.
Power Posing Revisited - Design your pre-performance sequence with clear functional anchors
Build a sequence where every step serves a specific psychological function — not just habit.
Pre-Performance Routines, Made Practical - Include a brief process imagery step in your routine
Mentally rehearse the execution process — not the outcome — as part of your preparation sequence.
Pre-Performance Routines, Made Practical - Install a focus cue as the final routine step
End every pre-performance routine with one specific cue that triggers full attentional commitment to the task.
Pre-Performance Routines, Made Practical - Standardize the duration of your routine
Fix the length of your pre-performance sequence so timing does not become a pressure variable.
Pre-Performance Routines, Made Practical - Set your posture before high-stakes moments
Take a private moment to settle into a confident posture before a presentation or hard talk.
Posture and Confidence, Honestly Explained - Practice routine disruption so it doesn’t derail performance
Train yourself to reset and re-enter the routine after interruptions so disruption never catches you unprepared.
Pre-Performance Routines, Made Practical - Match your routine’s arousal level to the task demand
Fine-tune whether your routine should up-regulate or down-regulate your energy before the performance.
Pre-Performance Routines, Made Practical - Slow, systematic full-body progressive sequence
Work through every major muscle group from feet to face in a single slow session — more thorough than abbreviated PMR.
Edmund Jacobson’s Progressive Relaxation, Made Practical
Related concerns
- Pre Performance Routines At Work
Pre-performance routines are standardized behavioral and mental sequences performed before a performance that direct attention, manage arousal, and activate well-rehearsed movement patterns. Sport psychology research (particularly Stuart Cotterill’s work) and multiple meta-analyses find they reliably improve consistency and reduce performance variability across athletic and skill-based tasks.
- Pressure Performance Routine
Pre-performance routines are standardized behavioral and mental sequences performed before a performance that direct attention, manage arousal, and activate well-rehearsed movement patterns. Sport psychology research (particularly Stuart Cotterill’s work) and multiple meta-analyses find they reliably improve consistency and reduce performance variability across athletic and skill-based tasks.
- Cotterill Pre Performance Routine
Pre-performance routines are standardized behavioral and mental sequences performed before a performance that direct attention, manage arousal, and activate well-rehearsed movement patterns. Sport psychology research (particularly Stuart Cotterill’s work) and multiple meta-analyses find they reliably improve consistency and reduce performance variability across athletic and skill-based tasks.
- Design Pre Performance Routine
Pre-performance routines are standardized behavioral and mental sequences performed before a performance that direct attention, manage arousal, and activate well-rehearsed movement patterns. Sport psychology research (particularly Stuart Cotterill’s work) and multiple meta-analyses find they reliably improve consistency and reduce performance variability across athletic and skill-based tasks.
- How To Feel Right Before Performance
Fine-tune whether your routine should up-regulate or down-regulate your energy before the performance.
Match your routine’s arousal level to the task demand
- How To Prepare For Performance
Pre-performance routines are standardized behavioral and mental sequences performed before a performance that direct attention, manage arousal, and activate well-rehearsed movement patterns. Sport psychology research (particularly Stuart Cotterill’s work) and multiple meta-analyses find they reliably improve consistency and reduce performance variability across athletic and skill-based tasks.
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