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Ep 127 - Dr Craig Harrison - The Athlete Development Project (Part 2)

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The Importance of Curiosity in Sport

I love the blog you wrote. Deliciously curious. And I do just want to read a little passage out of that. Because as I was reading it, I went on a little bit of a journey anyway. So if I can take a moment to read the passage, it says curiosity that acts to reduce uncertainty can be seen in sport. A basketball player, for instance, captured by nerves before a big game may spend hours shooting hoops in the week leading up. Action focused on reducing gap between what an athlete can do and what they would like to do. Reduces internal tension. It gives the athlete more confidence that the results they are trying to achieve will eventually. This type of curiosity

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