Choking in sport

[Puja]

Read this today and thought you lot might be interested in it. Nothing explicitly about rugby, but a lot of analysis about the mental side of sport and performing in pressure situations: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/ ... etes-choke

Puja

[Danno]

This thread does not deliver what the title promised me.

Interesting read though. Ta.

[Banquo]

I googled Scott Boswell and this is what appeared, poor fella (and the others!)

https://www.theguardian.com/observer/os ... 27,00.html

[Digby]

This thread does not deliver what the title promised me.

Were you thinking it a thread some might suggest for Welsh football managers, which is to say based on suicide or assault?

[Galfon]

Not sure about Dave Bedford, he must have known he didn't have a prayer at the death against a Finn, in that era. (Zey had Vays..)
Pleased Ian Stewart got a medal in that 5K, top bloke from a great running family.
Always irked that it took about 20 yrs. for Eng managers to realise that the more you practice penalty taking, the luckier you get.
Big Gav's miss was most odd.

[Banquo]

Not sure about Dave Bedford, he must have known he didn't have a prayer at the death against a Finn, in that era. (Zey had Vays..)
Pleased Ian Stewart got a medal in that 5K, top bloke from a great running family.
Always irked that it took about 20 yrs. for Eng managers to realise that the more you practice penalty taking, the luckier you get.
Big Gav's miss was most odd.

Bedford wasn't really built for championship running in fairness- no finish.

[jngf]

England v South Africa RWC 2019 Final...cough cough

[Banquo]

England v South Africa RWC 2019 Final...cough cough

we were choked imo. But the first 10 mins had all the hallmarks of a choke.