🎧 They Know What to Do. So Why Do They Keep Making the Same Mistake?

LeadtheGame Locker Talk · Aug 20, 2026 · 17m

Your athlete makes the same mistake. Again.

The coach has corrected it. You’ve talked about it at home. And when you ask your athlete afterward what they should have done, they can usually give you the right answer.

So why can’t they do it when it matters?

In this episode of LeadtheGame’s Locker Talk, Sam breaks down the difference between knowing what to do and being able to retrieve and execute it under pressure — and why repeatedly explaining the answer may not be what your athlete needs.

We explore how pressure can reveal the gap between knowledge and execution, why athletes can become…