Anxiety Among Athletes

As a result, the clinical sports psychologist may choose to work with this athlete, highlighting the importance of regaining one’s focus and getting it under control. Meanwhile, addressing the physicality, intensity and activation of anxiety that could cause this athlete to “choke.” Other areas you may wish to explore are the athlete’s frame of mind when he saw the awards table and what the actual thoughts were after the table was set up. Was the athlete confident and unstoppable because he dominated the court? If so, why would an external factor, such as the awards table, drastically change his athletic performance? Quite frankly, what it sounds like, is the athlete’s level of confidence sky rocketed, causing one’s thoughts to do the same.