The AthELITES Performance Triangle
A 3 part system to help you understand where your performance breaks and how to reset faster.
Energy. Emotion. Execution. Miss one, and the whole thing wobbles.
Performance isn’t just about how well you execute your skills. It’s a balance of three systems working together: energy, emotion and execution.
At the center of the triangle is your Performance. When one side cracks the whole structure wobbles. Checking all three helps you catch the real source of a performance dip so you can reset faster.
Energy
Your body’s state. Do you feel tense, wired, tired, grounded, or off
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Emotion
How are you feeling? Are you calm, frustrated, anxious, confident, angry, motivated?
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Execution
Your skills and mechanics under pressure
How To Use the Triangle
This check works best after a practice, or a game when you have breathing room to think. The more often you check in, the faster it becomes automatic and the easier it is to reset in real time when you need to figure out what’s going on.
Start by asking yourself these questions for each category
Energy: Did my physical energy feel solid? Or was I tired, exhausted, up and down etc.?
Emotion: Did my emotions stay steady and clear? Was I focused and calm or did I feel nervous anxious jumpy angry jittery etc? Was I shutting down?
Execution: Can I do this same skill when NOT under pressure? Did I miss easy plays, delayed reaction? If so, that usually means Energy or Emotion went sideways first. Start there, then rebuild your rhythm.
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Arm Swings Reset
Why it Works:
When energy shoots into the upper body (nervousness, overactivation, or scrambling), this rhythmic motion recalibrates timing, rhythm, and breath. It’s subtle but powerful—ideal for restoring energy flow mid-game without drawing attention.
How to Do It:
Stand tall with your feet grounded
Let your arms swing loosely across your torso side to side
Keep the movement loose and rhythmical — not stiff or forced
Let your breath stay natural
What it does:
Resets body rhythm
Reconnects instinct and movement
Calms overactivation in chest/head
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Spike -Release Breath
Why It Works Athletes flooded with frustration or anger need a quick, safe outlet that doesn’t leak into performance. This fast exhale visualization clears the charge without slowing your pace.
How to Do It
Feel the frustration or anger spike
Exhale forcefully through your mouth, like you’re blasting the emotion out
Visualize the emotion shooting down into the ground like a lightning bolt
Optional: stomp or shake out your arms
What it does:
Clears emotional tension fast
Resets nervous system without emotional shutdown
Sharpens focus after disurption
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Cross-Tap Reset
Why It Works This is your go-to when your reads get slow, reactions fall apart, or you feel like you're moving in delay. Cross-lateral movement activates the whole brain and restores body symmetry and flow.
How to Do It
Cross your right hand to tap your left knee
Then your left hand to your right knee
Repeat this cross-tap rhythm for 10–15 seconds
Keep your head up and your breath steady
Bonus Add-On: Say a short phrase like “Sync up” or “Back online” as you tap
What it does:
Restores bilateral brain-body communication
Smooths motor planning and execution
Helps timing and pattern recognition re-stabilize quickly
Let’s Reset
Try All Three - But Don’t Overload
You can absolutely run all three resets (Energy, Emotion, and Execution) after a rough series of plays, or a tough game or when your system feels scrambled.
But here’s the key:
Trying too many resets at once can short-circuit your system. You’re not broken. You’re just running too much input through an already overloaded circuit.
Start with one or two. Pick the area that feels most off, and try that tool first. Often, a single shift will trigger a cascade of resets in the others.
Less is more when it comes to getting back in sync.
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