This is step 1 only. A held face will not make the shot go in. It means your athlete is not spending this moment managing you.

Under pressure, some part of them still checks the stands. The episode names that social referencing.

1. What the body wants to do

All of it is love. All of it is one more signal, right when they need the least.

Stand up and wave them on.
Call out "You've got this."
Mouth their cue from the stands.
Groan, or exhale on the release.

2. What you say to yourself

Silently. Not at them. One line. Or none.

3. Sit with this one

Who else sits with you at these, and have you ever talked about what your own face does in that moment?

Nothing is sent to a server. This is not a three-week log.

The Quiet Edge · Trust the process. Help your athlete win from within.