How to Build Mental Durability
Mental durability helps athletes thrive under stress, not crumble.
Mental durability isn’t intensity — it’s consistency. It’s showing up on hard days, staying composed when things go wrong, and choosing effort when your body is tired.
Durable athletes bounce back, adapt faster, and compete with resilience.
Ways to build durability:
- Finish drills strong
- Stay calm when frustrated
- Use a focus cue during fatigue
- Do hard things on purpose
Sarkar & Fletcher, Resilience in Sport (2014)
Durability Wins\n• Consistency beats intensity\n• Stay composed under stress\n• Do hard things on purpose
Finish today’s final drill stronger than you started.
