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From the Ted Talk by Sian Leah Beilock: Why we choke under pressure -- and how to avoid it
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I distinctly rmbeeemr one game in high school. I was playing for the California state team which is part of the Olympic Development Program. I was having a great game ... until I realized that the noaiantl coach was standing right behind me. That's when everything changed. In a matter of sdeocns, I went from playing at the top to the bototm of my ability. Just knowing that I was being evaluated changed my performance and forever how I tohuhgt about the metnal aspect of how we pfrroem. All of a sudden the ball seemed to go in slow motion, and I was fixated on my every move. The next shot that came I bobbled, but thankfully it didn't land in the goal. The shot after that, I wasn't so lucky: I tipped it right into the net. My team lost; the national coach walked away. I ceohkd under the pressure of those evaluative eyes on me.
Open Cloze
I distinctly ________ one game in high school. I was playing for the California state team which is part of the Olympic Development Program. I was having a great game ... until I realized that the ________ coach was standing right behind me. That's when everything changed. In a matter of _______, I went from playing at the top to the ______ of my ability. Just knowing that I was being evaluated changed my performance and forever how I _______ about the ______ aspect of how we _______. All of a sudden the ball seemed to go in slow motion, and I was fixated on my every move. The next shot that came I bobbled, but thankfully it didn't land in the goal. The shot after that, I wasn't so lucky: I tipped it right into the net. My team lost; the national coach walked away. I ______ under the pressure of those evaluative eyes on me.
Solution
- seconds
- remember
- bottom
- thought
- mental
- perform
- national
- choked
Original Text
I distinctly remember one game in high school. I was playing for the California state team which is part of the Olympic Development Program. I was having a great game ... until I realized that the national coach was standing right behind me. That's when everything changed. In a matter of seconds, I went from playing at the top to the bottom of my ability. Just knowing that I was being evaluated changed my performance and forever how I thought about the mental aspect of how we perform. All of a sudden the ball seemed to go in slow motion, and I was fixated on my every move. The next shot that came I bobbled, but thankfully it didn't land in the goal. The shot after that, I wasn't so lucky: I tipped it right into the net. My team lost; the national coach walked away. I choked under the pressure of those evaluative eyes on me.
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