Staying focused

[Back In The Saddle]

Originally Posted by mbyron

On ball: usually focus isn't hard to maintain -- just watch the ball.

Off ball: count the players in your primary.

Even better than that, at least in my experience, find the two closest competitive matchups and watch them.

Over all, the trend of the advice is basically this: Have a specific thing, or set of things, to do at all times. Then do them.

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by Back In The Saddle

Over all, the trend of the advice is basically this: Have a specific thing, or set of things, to do at all times. Then do them.

OK if this set is very small, as in 2 or 3. Losing focus is often the result of trying to do too much.

[Back In The Saddle]

Originally Posted by mbyron

OK if this set is very small, as in 2 or 3. Losing focus is often the result of trying to do too much.

Trying to do too much consciously is certainly a recipe for not actually accomplishing anything. So, yes, you've got the keep the number of things your consciously watching fairly small. I would think you'd want to do only as much as necessary to keep you focused. Your unconscious will then take care of the rest.

[Mark Padgett]

Originally Posted by Back In The Saddle

Your unconscious will then take care of the rest.

I think you may mean "subconscious". Of course, I'm usually unconscious.

[Back In The Saddle]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

I think you may mean "subconscious". Of course, I'm usually unconscious.

I may very well mean that. Whatever it is proper to call that portion of the brain or consciousness where "automatic" stuff lives, that's the word I mean.