{"id":296615,"date":"2023-10-21T12:39:29","date_gmt":"2023-10-21T12:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=296615"},"modified":"2023-10-21T12:39:29","modified_gmt":"2023-10-21T12:39:29","slug":"england-star-jamie-george-shares-bedroom-technique-that-helps-him-on-the-pitch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/rugby-league\/england-star-jamie-george-shares-bedroom-technique-that-helps-him-on-the-pitch\/","title":{"rendered":"England star Jamie George shares bedroom technique that helps him on the pitch"},"content":{"rendered":"

Earl and England look ahead to Rugby World Cup semi-final<\/h3>\n

England hooker Jamie George once revealed that he uses a strange bedroom trick to get himself in the zone during high-pressure matches. George has played in four of England’s matches at the Rugby World Cup so far and will be desperately hoping to perform well against South Africa in this weekend’s crunch semi-final meeting.<\/p>\n

George fared well against Fiji in the quarter-finals but will need to step it up another level against the Springboks, who are the hot favourites to overpower England and book their place in the final against either New Zealand or Argentina. He will be expected to be on the mark with his lineout throwing yet again, with any glaring errors from set-pieces able to prove costly.<\/p>\n

There will undoubtedly be some pre-match nerves creeping through the England camp ahead of kick-off, but George already has the perfect strategy to keep himself calm under pressure. He previously explained that he simply imagines himself relaxing in his bedroom at home in order to lower his heart rate when he needs to stay composed.<\/p>\n

“When I\u2019m throwing I like to put myself in my bedroom and let nothing else come into that bubble,” George told The Guardian back in 2015. “It\u2019s a place where I\u2019m comfortable, golfers call it their happy place. I haven\u2019t got a lot of money so it\u2019s a very small room. I\u2019m not in there aiming at anything in particular, it\u2019s just a way of lowering my heart rate and settling my nerves.”<\/p>\n

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George went on to explain that he believes it is crucial to have the right mental approach due to the importance of throwing the ball in perfectly every time. He also revealed that he models his throwing action on a cricket cover drive, adding: “The best cricketers play a shot and, when they finish it, they hold their pose.<\/p>\n

“Throwing is a closed skill and it\u2019s not just physical. You have to try to block off everything that\u2019s going on in your mind. The mental side of throwing is very big and you have to try to take yourself out of the occasion.”<\/p>\n