Nerves ruining my natural game during matches

[CoachGavin]

Nerves ruining my natural game during matches

thommo335, surprisingly i have very good teeth with no real problems. think i just clean them really well :0))

[Hazard]

Cheers for all the help, hopefully i can control it a bit better. Tonight is match night so will soon see.

I am going to try and approach it as if the game is a friendly and hope that helps, will also be trying harder to keep my negative attitude in check as this probably only makes things worse.

[itsnoteasy]

As aceman says there is no way to overcome nerves. However i think there are different types of nerves and pressure. Everyone suffers from pressure and nerves but yours are far higher than they should be for the matches you are playing and that's the problem. I think for an ordinary league match played every week you shouldn't be so nervous. I highly recommend changing your mentality to effort based rather than achievement based.

Thank you so much CoachGavin, I played my first game of the season last night and while still nervous just said to myself try your best in every situation, after a bout of safety I knocked in a thirty four, missed the pack, played safe, got in ,knocked in a twenty two, so more or less a two visit frame. This approach really helped me.

[CoachGavin]

Nerves ruining my natural game during matches

it is not easy to do but with practice you will find the mentality easier. You will also find that when you miss or lose a close frame or match you will get over it quicker knowing that you have given it your best effort. you will probably play much more positive too.

[CoachGavin]

Nerves ruining my natural game during matches

well done by the way!