226 Helping Athletes Who Have Strong Physiological Responses To Fear #BITESIZE

226 Helping Athletes Who Have Strong Physiological Responses To Fear #BITESIZE

Fear is evident in every sport and affects athletes and performers differently. From overthinking to strong physiological responses in an athlete's body. Decision making is then naturally impeded, impacting performance levels.

In today's episode an inspirational Olympian, Dan Steele offers insights into how he dealt with an accident whilst competing in bobsleigh and then managed to head back up the mountain to compete again despite losing control of his thoughts and having serious doubts and fears about dying. David Charlton then goes on to share a strategy that you can use to reduce any physiological responses that you have to fear and quieten your mind in the process too.

Key Takeaways include:

  • Death often crossed your mind in bobsleigh as it was like riding a crazy rollercoaster.
  • All athletes get scared; fear is unavoidable and part of sport and life.
  • Fear has an essential role to play in our survival.
  • When frightened or scared an athletes breathing is likely to increase, as does their heart rate, peripheral blood vessels in the skin constrict, whereas central blood vessels around vital organs dilate to flood them with oxygen and nutrients. Muscles are pumped with blood and can become tighter too impacting on motor skills.

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Relevant Podcast Episodes To Help You Cope Better With Fear

Ep017: Gio Valiante – How to Play Fearless Golf

Ep115: Jeremy Snape – Mental Strength to Succeed: Learning Lessons from International Cricket

Ep142: Alessia Bruno – Is Striving for Perfection a Good Thing in Gymnastics?

Ep148: Derek Tate – How to Build Your Mental Toughness Through Skiing

Ep222: Ruth Chiles - How To Help Athletes Who Freeze Under Pressure #BITESIZE

Other Relevant Blogs And Resources To Help You Reduce Your Fear Responses

Blog: 9 Tips for Children from Olympians

Blog: How To Play Well When You Aren't Feeling Great

Blog: Does Your Warm Up Influence How You Perform?

Blog: Using ACT and Mindfulness to Improve Your Sporting Performances

Blog: Why You Should Meditate To Improve Your Sport Performance?

Guided Mindfulness Meditation Practices with Jon Kabat-Zinn

Attunement Repair Exercise

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312 Dr John Perry: How Sport Coaches Influence Mental Toughness

312 Dr John Perry: How Sport Coaches Influence Mental Toughness

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3 Apr 50min

311 Learning Orientation: When Coaches and Athletes Think Differently

311 Learning Orientation: When Coaches and Athletes Think Differently

In this episode David concludes the eight-part series exploring the coach–athlete relationship by focusing on a powerful concept within the Challenge pillar of the 4Cs model of Mental Toughness, learn...

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310 Risk Orientation: When Coaches and Athletes Think Differently

310 Risk Orientation: When Coaches and Athletes Think Differently

Description Today, David Charlton explores another dynamic within the coach–athlete relationship: differences in risk orientation (a sub-measure of Mental Toughness).  He discusses a common scenario ...

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309 Interpersonal Confidence: When Coaches and Athletes Think Differently

309 Interpersonal Confidence: When Coaches and Athletes Think Differently

In this episode of the Demystifying Mental Toughness Podcast, David Charlton explores an often overlooked aspect of confidence in sport, interpersonal confidence. He discussed a common dynamic seen in...

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308 Confidence In Ability: When Coaches and Athletes Think Differently

308 Confidence In Ability: When Coaches and Athletes Think Differently

Today, David Charlton explores a powerful but often misunderstood dynamic in sport: the highly confident coach working with an athlete who lacks confidence in their ability. At first glance, this com...

6 Mar 11min

307 Achievement Orientation: When Coaches and Athletes Think Differently

307 Achievement Orientation: When Coaches and Athletes Think Differently

In part 4 of this mini-series, David Charlton explores a challenging but common sport dynamic: the high achievement-oriented athlete working with a low achievement-oriented coach. The athlete is orga...

27 Feb 10min

306 Goal Orientation: When Coaches and Athletes Think Differently

306 Goal Orientation: When Coaches and Athletes Think Differently

In this episode (part 3) of Demystifying Mental Toughness, David Charlton continues his solo series exploring the 4Cs of Mental Toughness through the coach–athlete relationship lens. The focus this w...

20 Feb 12min

305 Emotional Control: When Coaches and Athletes Think Differently

305 Emotional Control: When Coaches and Athletes Think Differently

In this episode of Demystifying Mental Toughness, David Charlton continues in part two of his solo series exploring the 4Cs of Mental Toughness through the coach–athlete relationship lens. The focus ...

13 Feb 18min

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