Execution Mode

"Rule #76: No excuses. Play like a champion!"

Yesterday's Varsity game was one of the most exciting games I've coached up until the very last second with the winning goal hitting the crossbar. It was awesome to see everything we've been working on at game speed and against a good opponent. I was very impressed with the team's ability to respond every time WWS scored. This requires mental toughness and we were obviously up to the task. Congrats to Joe G. for receiving the sportsmanship pin that WWS gives to an opposing player each game. I was proud and pumped up by the way we opened up the season and know that we will only get better with every game we play.

Before the game, I talked about being in "execution mode." This is where all the hard work at practice pays off. As Sean McCann, USOC Sport Psychologist explained, players need to operate with a stripped-down, uncluttered mind where technique is reduced to a shorthand, strategy is a simple idea, the internal mind is quiet and the senses are open and aware (2008). Essentially, I asked the players to live in the moment and let their athleticism take over and just compete.



Thanks to Mrs. P. for the pics