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Choking in sport

Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2020 12:10 pm
by 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

Re: Choking in sport

Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2020 12:56 pm
by Danno
This thread does not deliver what the title promised me.

Interesting read though. Ta.

Re: Choking in sport

Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2020 1:31 pm
by Banquo
I googled Scott Boswell and this is what appeared, poor fella (and the others!)

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

Re: Choking in sport

Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2020 2:13 pm
by Digby
Danno wrote: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?

Re: Choking in sport

Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2020 2:15 pm
by 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.

Re: Choking in sport

Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2020 2:18 pm
by Banquo
Galfon wrote: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.

Re: Choking in sport

Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2020 2:53 pm
by jngf
England v South Africa RWC 2019 Final...cough cough

Re: Choking in sport

Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2020 2:59 pm
by Banquo
jngf wrote: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.