🧠 What Is Sport Confidence?
This is belief in one's ability to successfully perform a task. It is a learned skill, not an innate trait!
Optimal confidence — not 100%. Too much leads to lack of preparation.
💡 Important: Confidence is situation-specific — you can be confident in one area but not another.
🛠️ 6 Confidence-Building Strategies
- Success journal: write down 3 good things every day
- Positive self-talk: I haven't learned that yet instead of I can't
- Visualization: 5–10 min before competition
- Preparatory routines: provide a sense of control
- Body language: head held high, broad shoulders
- Success folder: photos, medals, records
🗣️ Positive Self-Talk Practice
On average, we have 60 000–80 000 thoughts per day. They directly affect performance.
Change negative thoughts:
- I performed badly → Today was hard, but I learned
- The opponent is stronger → I control only my own performance
- I'm tired → My body is strong, I can endure
Practice for 21 days — that's how long it takes to form a habit.
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