{"id":1199,"date":"2013-02-18T09:27:21","date_gmt":"2013-02-18T17:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rubiosblog.com\/?p=1199"},"modified":"2016-11-18T21:21:00","modified_gmt":"2016-11-18T21:21:00","slug":"importanceepetitions-performance-mindset-long-snapping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rubiosblog.com\/?p=1199","title":{"rendered":"The Importance of Repetitions and a Performance Mindset in Long Snapping"},"content":{"rendered":"

Three (must have) keys to success in Long Snapping<\/a> are good instruction, practice and repetition, and most importantly \u2013 trust in your skills.<\/p>\n

Repetitions train the mind and body to learn a specific\u00a0skill set\u00a0like Long Snapping. It allows you to execute the perfect snap time and time again, because your body is essentially\u00a0programmed\u00a0this way.<\/p>\n

There is a false assumption about learning a new technique such as Deep Snapping<\/a> and Accuracy that athletes should be able to apply it right away. Likewise, some players believe that they should be able to make adjustments in their game, and have it pay off right away. Change\u00a0doesn’t\u00a0happen overnight. When you expect change to happen overnight, you are setting yourself up for failure. Athletes must practice what they learn in order to put it into action. Why? Old habits are hard to change. So anytime you learn something new (or teach something new), it takes a lot of repetition to change.<\/p>\n

Repetition trains the body to mechanically achieve the desired result of a \u201cperfect snap<\/a>\u201d, but the mind is a whole other mechanism that is as equally important.<\/p>\n

You might have outstanding form or technique, but you must trust in what you have learned in practice in order to apply it in competition. A lack of trust in ones skills is the top reason Long Snappers can\u2019t repeat \u2013 in competition \u2013 what they do easily in practice every day.<\/p>\n

Several mental barriers can get in the way:<\/p>\n