 You focus on your breathing. If you're holding your breath, you're not getting good oxygen into your muscles, you're going to cramp up easier, you're going to get tired quicker. So focus on your breathing in through your nose, out through your mouth. When you do have the chance to recover, let's say you went for a long sprint or you had to press, you had to tackle, you had to defend with intensity and the ball's out of play or you have time to rest while plays on the other side, you're still staying focused, you're still aware of what's going on, but focus on your recovery. So in this video I'm talking about how to recover quicker. Now obviously the fitter you are, the faster you're going to recover, but there are a few things that everyone can do to recover quicker. So first of all, being aware and actually focusing on recovery is going to give you an advantage right away. What do most players do when they get like this, they get tired, they get out of breath, they start panting, hands might go down in the knees, they just let the breath overtake them, they lose focus of what's going on on the field, their body language is poor, they're on their heels, they're not ready to react. Okay, so all these things are going wrong and yes you're out of breath, but it's actually affecting your ability to perform and do your job. So what you want to do instead is first of all, be aware of your breath, try to calm it down, try to slow it down, in through your nose, out through your nose, nose breathing. All right, so when you get tired here, this is where it's really important, get lots of oxygen, keep that breathing steady to get back into position, you're resting for a second, you're still aware, but you're resting, this is where you focus on your breathing, recovery. Okay, real deep breath, good oxygen in, good carbon dioxide out, and then the game's on and now it's a little more steady, it's not as intense with your breathing, but the rhythm is still there. Also I want you to focus on this right here, the mental aspect of your mental fitness. So even though you're tired, when you get tired, so many players say, oh man, I'm so tired, oh I'm just going to rest for a bit. No, I'm not going to track that guy, someone else will get him. Okay, you need to talk positively to yourself in your mind, you need to say, I'm tired, but I'm going to keep going, I can do this, I can push through the pain, I can handle this, I'm better than this, I'm a beast, I won't stop, I'm unstoppable, talk to yourself like that in your mind, and you'll be able to push through the pain.