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Why Basketball and Soccer Are the Same Game, Mentally | Dan Abrahams Explains

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Why Basketball and Soccer Are the Same Game, Mentally | Dan Abrahams Explains

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Why Basketball and Soccer Are the Same Game, Mentally | Dan Abrahams Explains

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Dan Abrahams breaks down something I've always believed to be true: basketball and soccer are the same sport psychologically.⁣
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Both are team invasion games at their core, and the mind doesn't care what the ball looks like. It's all attention, anticipation, and decision making under pressure. The language changes, the footwork changes, but the cognitive demands are identical.⁣
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This is why the best players across any sport tend to have that same "slowed down game" look to them. Their brains are processing the exact same way. #shorts

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