It's a prevailing component of many sport psychology theories. When an athlete experiences a loss it can naturally affect their confidence. Athletes are human just like everyone else. Confidence levels directly affect performance levels. So psychology methods are applied in coaching where you focus on what you can control. If a competing athlete feels that there are things they cannot control it negatively affects their confidence and heightens cognitive anxiety. There have been hundreds of studies on this. So after a defeat, especially a difficult one, the idea is too focus on all the things you can control and allocate no energy to focusing on things you cannot control. If you can't control it why waste energy thinking about it? So they focus on the things they can control. THEIR performance. You distance yourself mentally from what the other team did, and focus on things you did that hindered your performance. "We beat our selves" vs. "they beat us". Where did WE go wrong? and then focus on what can WE do to correct it. You can control what you do, you can't control what somewhat else does. The feeling of control allows for perceptions of command and confidence while being able to effectively focus on locating and addressing your own weaknesses.
From Nathan Nutter
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