Demystifying Mental Toughness12 Feb 2021

039 How to Develop Fearless Athletes

In this episode, John Fletcher who is recognized as an outstanding coach chats to me about helping athletes express themselves so that in pressure situations they can play fearlessly. Fletch's impressive career began with Newcastle Falcons, in the academy before becoming the club's Director of Rugby and Head Coach. As well as working with England's best young players for over 10 years as the England Rugby Under 18's Head Coach. John brings a great deal of experience and knowledge into our conversation and shares some great pieces of advice for coaches, parents of athletes, and athletes themselves.

Key Learning Points:

Fear in sport can occur because of a range of factors; including past experiences and their response to those experiences, team-mates, parents, coaching, spectators or an individuals' personality can influence this type of behaviour.
To get over those fears holding you back, knowing why you play your sport can help you. As can playing to your strengths and building positive relationships with other people.
As coaches and parents, verbal and non-verbal cues are so important to help children who are fearful.
Acknowledging there will be setbacks and challenging periods when you play sport and supporting athletes through these times is vital.
A role of an adult is to help children become independent so that they can make their own decisions, which is vital to perform at a high level in sport.
As children are developing look to give everyone, regardless of talent the same opportunities.
The future of Sport Psychology in breaking some barriers is also discussed.

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