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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.