Attention Under Pressure: The Skill Every Player Needs


The biggest performance problem isn’t always ability.

Sometimes it’s attention.

Every player has moments where their attention drifts.

To the referee.

To the opposition.

To a mistake.

To what might happen next.

The question isn’t whether it happens.

The question is:

How quickly can you bring it back?

That’s exactly what Mirrors & Windows is designed to teach.

I’d love to know — what’s the biggest distraction you see in players during matches?


If today’s post made you think about where your team’s attention goes under pressure, we’ve created something that might help.

Every club has strengths.

Every club also has opportunities to improve.

We’ve created a simple 90-Second Club Scoreboard to help coaches, clubs and organisations get a practical snapshot of where they currently are across a number of key areas that influence player development, team culture and performance.

It takes less than two minutes to complete and is designed to start better conversations about where your club is today — and where it could go next.

👉 Take the 90-Second Club Scoreboard — link in bio.