You just threw an interception to lose the game in front of your teammates, coaches, classmates, family, and everyone else in the stadium. You feel a guilt and embarrassment that stabs at you. I’ve been there, believe me. What I am going to share with you will help you overcome the sadness, depression, letdown, and any other emotion that may result from not performing the way you’d hoped.

The Quarterback position is a unique endeavor that is for a select few. Playing quarterback requires a plethora of tangible and intangible traits that dwarf virtually any other position in the sport. A QB must possess quick twitch movements, spontaneity, pinpoint accuracy, arm strength, core stability, quick hip rotation, fearlessness, aptitude, industriousness, character, leadership, and more. But perhaps even more important than the physical attributes of a QB is the ability to manage emotions and calm the central nervous system.

Anytime a human feels a negative emotion strongly the nervous system is activated. When you attempt something as a QB and fail, you will naturally have a strong emotion. It’s called being human. It’s not about whether you feel strong emotion or not, it’s about what you do with it. A letdown or failure and emotional experience can easily turn one mistake into many if you let those disappointments get you down. That is why mindset training is so important for success as a Quarterback.

There are many, many different types of mindset skills that a quarterback can use. Each quarterback will have to figure out which ones work the best for them. But here, I will offer you just a few examples to try out. Keep reading more blogs in the future for additional ideas.