At first glance, this video of cheerleading “bloopers” (well, they’re not all cheerleaders) is kinda funny but the video doesn’t show the aftermath such as the trips to the hospital or people hobbling around on crutches and casts.

If you look closely at the video you’ll see the common denominator in almost all of the bloopers is that the participants were not thinking clearly. They were not focused on their task.  They were distracted by the crowd, the excitement and who knows what else!  This can happen to anyone of course and it does but in these cases the results could’ve been (and perhaps were) dangerous and painful.

Developing laser focus is a skill taught by sports psychologists and it is the hallmark of mental toughness.  Stay tuned to this blog for more on enhancing your focus skills.

Tags: cheerleaders, Cheerleading, Mental Toughness, sports psychologists

This entry was posted on Thursday, December 11th, 2008 at 1:17 pm by Dr. Pam and is filed under Mental Skills Training, Mental Toughness. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.