Savanna is the starting point guard for her college team. In a key game in early December against a highly ranked opponent, she missed two free throws in the closing seconds, which could have won the game for her team. After that game, Savanna confidence at the free throw line plummeted, and her shooting percentage dropped drastically. Savanna coach told her to "relax and don't worry about it," but Savanna continued to struggle with her confidence and her free throw shooting. The coach asked a sport psychology consultant to work with Savanna to help her regain her confidence and her stroke.

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What does Savanna's coach need to know to help her regain her confidence and improve her shooting?

Savanna's coach need to know the concept of PRE-PERFORMANCE ROUTINE: which is psycho-physical sequence of tasks relevant thoughts and actions which an athlete performs in a systemic way, before involving in the actual performance of his or her specific role. This helps to provide athletes with: the optimal mindset to achieve the desired outcome.

Hence, Savanna's coach should use Pre-Performance routine, which can be either light or extreme. This will help increase her concentration and focus, because it will block out both her internal and external distractions. Therefore, the consistency her routine provides will helps her to perform consistently.