Had "Tunnel Vision" last night ...

[JohnBark]

had "tunnel vision" last night in my girl's jr. high game. the game before was in a "small" gym. last night's gym was in a "open" gym and it was very, very hard to stay focused. and it seemed that i had "tunnel vision".

any suggestions to stop this from happening again?

thanks!

[ChuckElias]

When I find this happening, I verbally remind myself what my responsibilities are. "Ok, I've got off-ball", "This play's mine", "Which foot is the pivot?", or "Find the defender". To keep aware of the game situation, I constantly remind myself of the arrow, game clock, who has possession, etc. This keeps me from getting tunnel vision and helps me be ready when something happens suddenly.

If you find yourself out-of-sync or out-of-focus, remind yourself of your basic responsibilities. As you go through the checklist, you're forced to broaden your focus.

[rainmaker]

At camp this summer, the director talked about "the pencil." She said it's easy to focus on just one thing and miss the big picture. She said it's as if you hold a pencil out in front of you and just look at that and miss everything else. She said we need to learn to see the pencil AND the action behind it. What I worked on in this context was thinking of camera angles. "What would be the best camera angle if I were using a camera?" That helped me move more effectively on the floor, and helped me see the big picture.