Missed Opportunity
Reset before one miss becomes three games.
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What’s Really Happening
A missed opportunity is two problems: the point you did not take, and the story you start telling about it. The second one is what costs the next three games.
The match is still here. The chance is not. Play the one that is still available.
Breathe.
That chance is gone.
This one is not.
Do not make the miss larger than the next ball.
Reset.
Feet.
Target.
Compete.
Immediate Reset Tools
What Not to Say
“I just blew it.”
“That was my chance.”
“I have to get it back right now.”
“The match is gone.”
Better Language
“Next ball.”
“Reset before it becomes three games.”
“The chance I have is this one.”
“Play.”
The Bigger Picture
Players lose more matches to the aftermath of a missed chance than to the miss itself.