Topic

Concentration

Concentration isn't effort, but direction: You decide where your attention goes.

Tools

45s

Attention cue: a word, a task

Right before throw-off, after a timeout, after every substitution.

90s

5-4-3-2-1 ground contact

When your mind is racing, you feel strange, or everything's too much.

To read

3 Min

Focus is about direction, not effort

Why 'concentrate!' doesn't work and what does instead.

5 Min

Blackout in the game? What you can do when suddenly nothing works anymore

Suddenly it's all gone: Plays, timing, feel for the ball. Here's how to get back in 30 seconds.

4 Min

Focus during the game: How to get back into it after an interruption

Timeout, suspension, injury break – after every interruption, you need to switch back on.

Belongs to this topic.

I'm constantly comparing myself to others.
I made a mistake
I can't switch off

These contents are knowledge and training offerings from sport psychology. They do not replace psychotherapy, medical treatment, or professional sport psychological support.