After a mistake on the field, the next play tells everyone more than the mistake did.

REFLECTION

WHAT THIS MEANS

Everybody makes the error, and what varies is the sixty seconds afterward. Teammates watch to see whether you are still in it or still back there, and coaches are deciding the same thing. The next play is also the only one you can affect, since the previous one is finished and unreachable. That is a relief if you let it be.

Give yourself a reset you can repeat: one breath, one word, then look at the next ball. Practise it in training so it exists when you need it. If you go hard on the following play, almost nobody will remember the one before it.

A QUESTION TO SIT WITH

What did you do on the very next play after erring?

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