Sports are filled with mistakes. That said, figuring out how to best deal with them is one of the most important things an athlete and person can learn.
Triple-Impact Competitors always want to learn and get better. But fear of mistakes gets in the way of learning new things.
You can never be your best if you fear making mistakes. If you are afraid of making a mistake, you are going to play tentatively, and tentative players usually get beat.
Bouncing back from mistakes takes mental toughness. Many people let mistakes paralyze them, and they are not able to respond to the next situation. We want to be a team that responds aggressively after a mistake.
We want you to play aggressively, not tentatively. So we want you to flush mistakes as quickly as you can. When you make a mistake, flush it and get ready for the next play. Don’t beat yourself up about the last play. Get ready for the next one.
We also want you to help your teammates flush mistakes. After teammates make a mistake, encourage them to flush it and get ready for the next play.