I tighten up when I get tired

You know the feeling: legs feel heavy, movements get robotic, and everything you normally do easily suddenly looks awkward. This episode gives you one simple, science-friendly micro-routine designed for the late-game energy drain. In under 90 seconds you'll use breathing cadence, a grounded weight-shift, and a tactile anchor to release protective tension, reset your nervous system, and cue the motor patterns you trained in practice. No long meditations, no psychology jargon—just a portable somatic sequence you can use on the sideline, during a timeout, or at the break to restore looseness, sharpen focus, and keep your instincts trusted when it matters most. I’ll walk you step-by-step through the routine, show how to pair it with a single cue word, and give one quick drill to train it into automatic so fatigue stops stealing your game.