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...techniques and build up energy supplies for the future. The mental and physical rest will help athletes guard against, but not prevent, burnout when sport returns. Focus on other things. Athletes can be notorious for being shackled to their sport at the expense of everything else. Sport can breed obsession and perfectionism and now can be a time to focus on other...

...technique. [Twelve Yards Book cover] And for the players who are not used to the pressure, who do not normally take penalties for their clubs, it can be the difference between failure and success. It is impossible to replicate conditions between training and competition 100 per cent, but you can try for 80 per cent; many coaches I spoke to like to add a competitive edge...