{"id":77391,"date":"2021-11-30T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-30T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coachingvb.com\/?p=77391"},"modified":"2021-11-30T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-11-30T14:00:00","slug":"its-how-they-stay-engaged-that-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testsite.coachingvb.com\/index.php\/2021\/11\/30\/its-how-they-stay-engaged-that-matters\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s how well they stay engaged that matters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A fellow coach shared the following quote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I haven’t read this particular book, so I can’t comment beyond this tidbit. I’m definitely interested to see what else it has, though!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To my mind, what we have here is pretty much the definition of mental toughness. It’s the ability to focus and perform when the pressure – internal or external – is on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I wrote before on the relationship between mental toughness and fatigue<\/a>. That isn’t really the focus here. There’s some overlap, to be sure. Mainly, though, the quote talks about mental and emotional intrusions that negatively influence focus, and by extension performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course the question is then how we develop these skills – this mental toughness or resiliency – in our players. While we can certainly do off-court mindfulness work and the like, ultimately, it’s something that needs to develop in-context. That means in the situations where it comes up during matches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To that end, you might find these posts useful:<\/p>\n\n\n\n