I like the idea of football teams rehearsing with very loud crowd noise pumped in to their practice arena. There are countless ways for us to engage in the same kind of thing.
I wonder how many people on shark tank rehearse the tough questions coming at them in a rapid fire sequence?
Having a few children who have tried to claim "I don't test well" as an identity way too quickly. Establishing rehearsal routines like this work, but you have to work the routine.
I listened to a podcast with an Olympic silver medalist in Archery this weekend. It's a sport of extreme precision and in tournaments there is time pressure, changing conditions, and archers in very close proximity to other each other. Clutch! Among the things he talked about was breaking the shot down into the sub-skills and practicing to execute each consistently. Two other things I found interesting: they'd shoot at relatively close range with no target to focus on form (get the mind off the outcome) and would practice in both tournament conditions (noise, etc) and worst case scenarios. For example, if there was a problem with a bow, instead of using a back-up bow (which one rarely practiced with and would cost time to grab in a tournament) they'd practice with bows from other teammates. This had the added benefit of the team knowing each other's archery incredibly well so they could give better feedback on adjustments due to conditions. Reminded me of "he who sweats more in training bleeds less in battle"
I like the idea of football teams rehearsing with very loud crowd noise pumped in to their practice arena. There are countless ways for us to engage in the same kind of thing.
I wonder how many people on shark tank rehearse the tough questions coming at them in a rapid fire sequence?
Having a few children who have tried to claim "I don't test well" as an identity way too quickly. Establishing rehearsal routines like this work, but you have to work the routine.
True. That sort of routine is definitely transferable to many other areas.
I listened to a podcast with an Olympic silver medalist in Archery this weekend. It's a sport of extreme precision and in tournaments there is time pressure, changing conditions, and archers in very close proximity to other each other. Clutch! Among the things he talked about was breaking the shot down into the sub-skills and practicing to execute each consistently. Two other things I found interesting: they'd shoot at relatively close range with no target to focus on form (get the mind off the outcome) and would practice in both tournament conditions (noise, etc) and worst case scenarios. For example, if there was a problem with a bow, instead of using a back-up bow (which one rarely practiced with and would cost time to grab in a tournament) they'd practice with bows from other teammates. This had the added benefit of the team knowing each other's archery incredibly well so they could give better feedback on adjustments due to conditions. Reminded me of "he who sweats more in training bleeds less in battle"
Clutch is accessible to everyone through behaviors. Very nice.