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EPISODE · Dec 5, 2024 · 11 MIN

6 Tips for if You're Benched

from Sports Psychology Coaching · host Eli Straw

Anxiety & Fear Course Getting benched is one of the greatest fears athletes experience.No athlete wants to get benched. Taken out of the game and losing their starting position.It’s awful. It’s embarrassing. But it’s something many athletes will face at one point or another in their career.Which is why, knowing how to respond to getting benched and handling it in a productive way is so important.As a mental performance coach, I work with many athletes who have been benched and I also have been an athlete myself and experienced the frustrations of being benched.When I was playing, I don’t think I handled getting benched in as productive of a way as I should have. However, I learned a lot from my experience and now use what I learned to help the athletes I work with.What I have done is outlined six tips for you to focus on when you get benched. The tips cover some strategies you can use, along with certain ways of thinking you want to avoid. Work with me!🧠 1-1 Mental Performance Coaching for Athletes: https://www.successstartswithin.com/mental-performance-coaching/👉 Confident Competitor Academy: Go from playing with fear & anxiety to playing with confidence in just 6 weeks!👉 Mentally Tough Kid Course (for youth athletes)📖 Mind Games Book: https://a.co/d/gXZfORN📖 Athlete Mental Training Book: https://a.co/d/bfojamYFree Training: Top 5 Mental Mistakes Athletes Make*This podcast is for educational purposes only and does not constitute psychological or medical treatment. I am a mental performance coach, not a licensed psychologist. For clinical concerns, consult a licensed professional.

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Anxiety & Fear Course Getting benched is one of the greatest fears athletes experience. No athlete wants to get benched. Taken out of the game and losing their starting position. It’s awful. It’s embarrassing. But it’s something many athletes will face at one point or another in their career. Which is why, knowing how to respond to getting benched and handling it in a productive way is so important. As a mental performance coach, I work with many athletes who have been benched and I...

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