 Hey what's up you guys welcome back to my channel my name is Coach Coco and I love volleyball so much so my channel's filled with tips tricks hacks and anything you could ever need to know about volleyball. So today let's talk about how to mentally prepare for a volleyball game. So as long as I've been playing I have to say game time routines are so important and one of the things that I love to do during game time routines is noise cancellation headphones. Thank you OneMe for sending me these Onkbit E600 headphones and their noise canceling. The one thing that I love about noise cancellation is that it noise cancels. It takes out all the excess noise so that way I can really focus on exactly what I need to be doing and get ready for game time. One thing that I've talked about over the years is listening to music. I enjoy having a playlist or routine that I can use when I'm getting ready to play a game. I listen to music in the car. I listen to music before I play and what better way to do it than with these awesome awesome headphones. The one thing that I love is that it came with a ton of colors. I got these black ones because I really want it to be sleek in design and something that I could wear with all of my volleyball clothes. Now if you're getting ready for a volleyball game don't fret. If you really don't like listening to music that's okay. With noise cancellation headphones it takes out all of the noise around you. Maybe you need a few moments of quiet to yourself. Maybe you need to use some positive affirmations. What better way than to do it with these. Now when it comes time to getting ready for a volleyball game I know that it can be stressful. I've played in a lot of volleyball games in my life and there's times I've been stressed. One thing that I really really really really love doing is listening to music. I know that some of you guys like listening to music before you play but it's something that really gets me into the mood. I really just honestly set a playlist and that's the playlist I use before I practice. I'm sure that a lot of you guys have had playlists like you know during warm-ups and stuff like that and maybe it's not music you really listen to a lot but I think that it is a great investment to get some headphones that you really really enjoy. Part of that routine is finding something that really works for you. I've had players who kind of you know bounce a ball off to the side for themselves. Some players like to you know kind of listen to music quietly in the corner. You have to find something that works for you. I truly believe that the routines that you set initially when you start playing really help carry you through the game. If you don't get ready before a game how are you even going to be prepared? It's really difficult for you to just walk on the court and just show up and you just get ready to play. I mean some people like to you know when they're in the car with their parents or whatnot they listen to certain music or when they get to the gym they like to warm up a certain way. You have to find those routines that work the best for you and once you find a routine try it out. Like for instance when I was in high school I really really enjoyed getting ready to warm up with the team. One thing I had to really learn for myself is positive affirmations. Those are those positive things that you tell yourself when you're in a game so that way it's not something that's you know if you tell yourself good things then you really start to believe it. If you tell yourself oh I'm not gonna get this serve over I'm not gonna get this serve over then you might not get this serve over. You really want to take time to tell yourself those positive things that way you can be your biggest fan. There's many instances where I've really had to coach myself on the sideline and say Coco you gotta get it together girl you gotta you gotta you can do this but you have to be your biggest fan. Positive affirmations can start by saying things to yourself in the mirror saying things to yourself right before the game saying things to yourself on serve I do that a lot I'm gonna serve and I literally will go okay I can do this. Finding that routine is helpful I have a specific routine that I do now I like to show up early I like to sit down and really watch what's happening I like to observe other players warming up especially if I'm playing in a tournament you know I want to make sure that I'm wholly prepared. Even part of my routine is wearing certain volleyball shoes I picked my things out the night before getting into a routine that's comfortable and helps you feel confident will help your confidence in the long run. We tend as humans tend to get stressed when we're in situations that we are unsure about if you show up late and then your coach is like just get out here of course you're not going to be ready you don't have a chance to really get ready so make sure you're doing what you need to do and you know really finding a way for you to adapt. I know that sometimes we just need to hear these positive things for us to really change our mindset but we have to come from a place of a growth mindset that means I can't do it yet not I can't never do it well I hope that you like this video please like comment and subscribe and I will see you guys next time