Why Your Athlete Really Fails on Game Day

[Sid Barrett]

Interesting article. I don't agree with much of the assessment but it provokes discussion.

I'll throw my two cents in the mix and say that one of the reasons why athletes and/or teams have the highs and lows from week to week may have nothing to do with game day prep or mental toughness and everything to do with the fact that the game itself, is built on failure (i.e. fail ONLY 7 out of 10 times and your a hall of famer).

Additionally, a teenage girl's motivation will ( and should be expected to) ebb and flow during the course of a long and grinding TB season. An off game or bad week here and there is not the end of the world. If it becomes a pattern, well.. then its time to talk. JMO