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S1 E5: Attention: The skill athletes rarely train

July 7, 2026 · 6 min

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There’s a part of performance that quietly shapes everything, yet most athletes spend very little time training it.

Their attention.

Where it goes. How it shifts. And how stable it is when pressure starts to rise.

When athletes feel at their best, their attention is usually connected to what’s in front of them. But when performance starts to change, one of the first things that shifts is where attention goes.

In this episode, we explore how attention changes under pressure—and why it’s one of the most important skills in performance.

Because performance doesn’t just depend on what you’re capable of.

It depends on whether your attention is supporting that ability—or pulling you away from it.

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