One Great Night
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I was in Waterford, WI this weekend doing a program for a high school softball team.
Pretty impressive that a H.S. team was able to put together the funding necessary for me to make the trip; a good example of where there's a will there's a way.
Not having enough money is virtually always more of a commitment and confidence issue than it is a money issue.
Anyway, we planned a two part program, Saturday and Sunday, but had to do a full day program on Sunday because their girls hoops team made a run at the state tournament and ended up playing a game Saturday.
I couldn't pass up the chance to go to the game. It felt like I was in Hoosiers. Traveling through the snow to small town high school basketball tournament game.
The atmosphere was everything sports is meant to be. Festive, fun, and a showcase for players putting their hearts on the line.
The gym was brimming with the real fuel of sports: Emotion.
As usual for a game of pretty evenly matched teams, the game rocked back and forth as one of Emotion's leading characters, Momentum, swung from side to side.
One thing was clear early on: there would be tears shed by the losers of this game.
Emotion is a big reason people play, coach, and watch baseball or any sport -- the game makes them feel alive.
People typically don't say it that way, but it's true.
I particularly appreciated how alive the high school guys from our school were who went all out to support their girls team.
They were like narrators of the unfolding drama. But also participants.
At the end of the first half the score was tied and the other team had the ball. The guys pulled the old "count down the seconds ahead of the timer" gag to perfection.
As the guys count down reached 0 there were still 2 seconds left on the clock. But the girl with the ball heard the guys and chucked up a pathetic Hail Mary shot long before she needed to, costing them a legit shot at the lead.
In the end, our girls just didn't have it after an emotional, physical win the night before, and lost.
But the rowdy guys put the perfect punctuation on the game.
After the initial screams from the winning team's fans had died just slightly, our team's guys could be heard clearly through the din, shouting: "We still love you (clap, clap,,clap-clap-clap), We still love you (clap, clap,,clap-clap-clap).
They chanted this for a good while.
It didn't stop the girl's tears, but it summed up the emotional context of the night perfectly.
Aren't sports great?
Tom
Dr. Tom Hanson
p.s. My team's girls could have won had they kept their composure better in a few key spots. You don't have to be like all the other players: powerless to the whims of Momentum. With proper mental training you learn to create your own momentum.
To help it be the OTHER team's players crying at the end of your big game, get the world class mental training available at www.BaseballConfidence.com.
Remember to register for my free teleclass this Thursday evening by going to
http://www.yoursqueezepage2.com/displayPage.php?id=5771
Reminder: Register for my free
Baseball Confidence.com teleseminar right now at
http://www.yoursqueezepage2.com/displayPage.php?id=5771
If you've been on the fence about joining the gym, here's your chance to get a better feel for it's power.
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I was in Waterford, WI this weekend doing a program for a high school softball team.
Pretty impressive that a H.S. team was able to put together the funding necessary for me to make the trip; a good example of where there's a will there's a way.
Not having enough money is virtually always more of a commitment and confidence issue than it is a money issue.
Anyway, we planned a two part program, Saturday and Sunday, but had to do a full day program on Sunday because their girls hoops team made a run at the state tournament and ended up playing a game Saturday.
I couldn't pass up the chance to go to the game. It felt like I was in Hoosiers. Traveling through the snow to small town high school basketball tournament game.
The atmosphere was everything sports is meant to be. Festive, fun, and a showcase for players putting their hearts on the line.
The gym was brimming with the real fuel of sports: Emotion.
As usual for a game of pretty evenly matched teams, the game rocked back and forth as one of Emotion's leading characters, Momentum, swung from side to side.
One thing was clear early on: there would be tears shed by the losers of this game.
Emotion is a big reason people play, coach, and watch baseball or any sport -- the game makes them feel alive.
People typically don't say it that way, but it's true.
I particularly appreciated how alive the high school guys from our school were who went all out to support their girls team.
They were like narrators of the unfolding drama. But also participants.
At the end of the first half the score was tied and the other team had the ball. The guys pulled the old "count down the seconds ahead of the timer" gag to perfection.
As the guys count down reached 0 there were still 2 seconds left on the clock. But the girl with the ball heard the guys and chucked up a pathetic Hail Mary shot long before she needed to, costing them a legit shot at the lead.
In the end, our girls just didn't have it after an emotional, physical win the night before, and lost.
But the rowdy guys put the perfect punctuation on the game.
After the initial screams from the winning team's fans had died just slightly, our team's guys could be heard clearly through the din, shouting: "We still love you (clap, clap,,clap-clap-clap), We still love you (clap, clap,,clap-clap-clap).
They chanted this for a good while.
It didn't stop the girl's tears, but it summed up the emotional context of the night perfectly.
Aren't sports great?
Tom
Dr. Tom Hanson
p.s. My team's girls could have won had they kept their composure better in a few key spots. You don't have to be like all the other players: powerless to the whims of Momentum. With proper mental training you learn to create your own momentum.
To help it be the OTHER team's players crying at the end of your big game, get the world class mental training available at www.BaseballConfidence.com.
Remember to register for my free teleclass this Thursday evening by going to
http://www.yoursqueezepage2.com/displayPage.php?id=5771
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