DAY 4 - MENTAL TOUGHNESS

MENTAL TOUGHNESS - MOST IMPORTANT SKILL ACCORDING TO MOST COACHES

MEANS DIFFERENT THINGS TO DIFFERENT PEOPLE, BUT HERE'S WHAT MENTALLY TOUGH PLAYERS DO:

1.  A MENTALLY TOUGH PLAYER RARELY MAKES EXCUSES:

-FOR LOSING, FOR NOT PLAYING WELL, FOR MISTAKES

THEY ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY AND THINK OF WAYS TO DO BETTER THE NEXT TIME

A MENTALLY WEAK PLAYER MAKES EXCUSES AND BLAMES OTHERS WHEN THINGS DO NOT GO THEIR WAY

2.  A MENTALLY TOUGH PLAYER ALWAYS WORKS HARD

-THEY THINK THAT EVERY PRACTICE IS A CHANCE TO GET BETTER

-THEY ARE THE HARDEST WORKER ON THE TEAM

A MENTALLY WEAK PLAYER IS INTENSE ONLY WHEN THEY WANT TO BE

3. A MENTALLY TOUGH PLAYER ACCEPTS THEIR ROLE ON THE TEAM

-THEY DON'T ROLL THEIR EYES OR POUT WHEN THEY DO NOT AGREE WITH THE COACH

-THEY LISTEN CAREFULLY AND DO THEIR BEST, EVEN IF THEY DO NOT AGREE WITH THE COACH

A MENTALLY WEAK PLAYER LETS THEIR PRIDE AND STUBBORNESS GET IN THE WAY

MENTAL TOUGHNESS

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