Coming back thank you for these videos. I'm a newbie and our captain decided to take me to an away match. I've never played match before, and so during my 3 hour train trip, I focused on the breathe, focused on the passing scenery, rested then did the breathing and scenery again. And when I was called on to play, during the short time on the court I was completely in the game, only thought was my assignment to guard a certain player, and I did that; as well as 2 times the ball passed to me while I was cutting, I scored both. Being someone who struggles even during practice sessions (no 3s, probably 30% from the field and misses 50% layups), it was a big boost to my confidence, and gave me a ideal state to aim for and work towards.
When changing no aspect of the breath, but by bringing awareness to it, I noticed the autonomic nervous system breathing in then two seconds into the breath, it drew a blank and the final seconds of in breath and the entire out breath became weirdly unfamiliar. Then experimenting with the techniques, I noticed my mind and body become smooth and and present. I thankfully fell asleep for the night in no time.
Brooo i tried this but it was a way o calm my self down....so this is the story we had our training ok i was so aggressive that our coach tells me to cool down and i was sitting on the bench and i tried your breathing method then i was so much of energy and calmer then ever that it freak me out i was calm and full of power soo learning from this video helps me a lot btw great video coach Serouisly always keep safe coach💗🔥💗🔥💗
Ey coach i have a question in games why em i so agressive like my mindset in games is "I WILL DESTROY YOU" like its so weird i get scared of it no i get scared of myself like is this normal????and somehow i get the best of my opponent but it really scares me why em i that way when i see an opponent or just practecing or getting in real games like why em i soo deadly serouis but at the end of the game im back to being me so is this normal?
My bestfriend literally said "eyy dave i got a question,why are you so scary in games like i can't described it and when were in 1v1 like i'm afraud of you,like hey is it okay like this everyones that is my age is afriad of me is it okay to be compitative like the game is so fun thats why i wanna be at my best but i dont know what is this inside of me its like a whole new me?is this the alter ego thing?
It sounds like you're just being competitive, but if it bothers you, you can relax it a little bit. So long as you aren't hurting others or yourself with it, it should be fine. Thoughts are just thoughts; you don't need to take them so seriously. Simon DeepGame
4 questions: How should your breath work during a free throw? (I try to do a deep breath through the nose and then a long exhale through the mouth and try to time the mouth breath while I release the ball. So I may even be focusing on my breath and slowing down the dribbles to time it correctly, instead of visualizing the actual shot. So what is the exact, correct way of doing this)? Second: Does the super charge breath super charge your energy or just unrelax you? Can it be used with both the 4-8 breath to relax you and supercharge your energy? Third: Which breath is best to meditate on pregame (3-7-8 or 4-8 or even another option) Fourth: What is the best breath to meditate on (during your daily meditation)? Ps. Thank you so much for all the genuine help this channel (and your masterclass provides)!
I would recommend trying a few approaches for free throws and seeing what feels right to you. Some players will do better not to focus on the breath at all, and just to shoot it -- others will need a slower breath. Kobe used to take a few deep breaths during his routine, so test and find your approach :) The animal breath charges you with energy (which may "unrelax" some, but with training it is easily possible to stay relaxed with that stronger flow of energy). Pre-game will entirely depend on your state of mind, there is no one approach for all situations. And as for meditation, there are many ways to do it... Everything from super slow breathing (as much as ~10-30 seconds in and out) to not controlling the breath at all. My first recommendation would be to not control the breath, but simply focus your attention on it and notice what it does (again, not putting it into a pattern but just watching what it naturally wants to do). I hope this helps!
Wery helpful video, made me feel a lot more conscious about my breath. The exercises made me more relaxed and the so called animal breath made me smile and feel excited. Thank you for the video, keep it up.
This talk is all about how to stop trying too hard: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1cHH6foVhxA.html I think it'll help you out :) As for pre-game, it's been on my list for a while now!
Any thoughts on nasal breathing (breathing in through the nose and then out of through the nose)? I heard that it can be incredibly helpful (for instance, Roger Federer used it). I don't think this particular video touches on that type of breathing, and any benefits from it.
Nasal breathing is actually the type of breathing we recommend for most of the techniques we describe. It is typically better when you're trying to relax. Simon DeepGame
There’s another aspect of breathing ON the court that you don’t touch on, but is even more important. When you are playing you need as much air as possible, so you need to breath through your mouth, which needs to be wide open to cycle air through as fast as possible. When you start a sprint you should push off with tightly pursed lips to create back pressure, similar to doing a bench press or a squat, or a sprinter coming out of blocks. Also when shooting you should release the ball on an exhale, also through the mouth. Nose breathing is for meditation only, not for athletic performance, unless you can dual breathe through both nose and mouth simultaneously. You should also take oxygen on the bench to recover as quickly as possible, breathing through the mouth to get as much as quickly as you can so you can get back on the court and playing as many minutes as you can. If you have anxiety then maybe you should consider if part of the problem is your on-court breathing not giving you enough oxygen…
I appreciate you taking the time to add this here, but need to note for readers of this comment that I don't advise this approach, for a few reasons. The main one being that hyper-oxygenation is not the goal as it can cause dizziness or light headedness (try hyperventilating for a minute or so and notice how you feel, then imagine playing with that feeling). Breathing through the mouth this way also triggers a sympathetic (ie. stress) response in the nervous system. Breathing through the nose (or trying to) during breaks in play is preferable to initiate recovery. But most importantly, experiment for yourself, see what feels best to you and what helps you perform best -- your direct experience is always the best source of truth.
Everyone has their own routine which works best for them. Luckily, this is something you can fine tune for yourself in practice, and see what works best. Try different methods on your own, and see what works best. If you play around with things, you're likely to find a free throw breathing pattern that clicks for you. Simon DeepGame
Hello coach, I want to ask, sorry this might be a question off the topic of this video because I just thought I wanted to ask this but this video really helped me and i already experience this and this is awesome, thankyou coach. But I want to ask about what if we have practiced properly we should have practiced enough and still feel we shouldn't have played well because we didn't practice enough? Maybe that's one of the things I feel or this is whats holding me back from playing well or the player i meant to be because my teammates sometimes still like to add their own practice outside of team practice hours.
What makes you feel as if you didn't practice enough? Is it the amount of time, the technique you practiced, or possibly the effort in which you practiced? Simon DeepGame
Sometimes i feel because there is no time for individual practice because a lot of time has been taken for team practice. So when it comes to team practice, I can do it even bolder and better. is that the right thought? or actually what has been inside of me that I can get out without having to practice harder? i don't know if that's the right thought or not. Thankyou coach, sorry for a lot of questions 🙏.
During the season isn't the time to improve on your own individual skills, but rather to work on recovery and maintain your skills. It is hard to expect yourself to improve individually when you spend most days working with your team on team related skills. If you look at this as an opportunity to improve your ability to work with your team and to use your skills within a team based setting, your thoughts on the matter may change. Simon DeepGame
@@DeepGameBasketball Okay, I understand, coach. But now my situation is being left alone by the team and coaches because I was not selected to go out of town to compete in a week's time. So I'm really alone now, how do you think I should practice if I'm alone? Any suggestions? Sorry I have many questions, coach. 🙏
@@yohanesaristarkhus4291 If you're just going to be away for a week, you can do your own personal training in the way you would to it in your off-season. But if you're looking for a full off-season plan, we have a video which explains that topic well here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-UxS299WwK0g.html Simon DeepGame
