Check-Ins to Help Ground You: 3 Quick Mindfulness Exercises
Mindfulness is your intentional focus of attention on something without judging it. You may choose to focus on what you're doing (the execution of one or multiple skills), on an object, the play, noises, thoughts, or feelings. When you're playing sports and it becomes hard to focus back on the game, it's sometimes helpful to focus on something that acts like a bridge between where your mind wandered and the game in front of you. Ideally, you pick something controllable, alway