Coaching mantra?

English translation: Pre-game pep talk

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English term or phrase:Coaching mantra?
Selected answer:Pre-game pep talk

13:29 Jun 9, 2005
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Sports / Fitness / Recreation
English term or phrase: Coaching mantra?
Hello everyone,

Is there a word to describe the rhythmical slogan-like pep talk that sports coaches have their teams repeat to boost their morale, say, before an important game?

Thanks!
sonja29 (X)
Pregame pep talk
Explanation:
Pep Talk
Keith Gilbertson fires up the troops before heading out of the tunnel.

Whether it includes the "mantra...we're number one," or a prayer, or an appeal to the team's hard work...it's all part of the pregame pep talk.
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Kurt Porter
Local time: 08:46
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +4Pregame pep talk
Kurt Porter
3 +2psych-up
Konstantin Kisin
4 +1(coach's) mantra
Nick Lingris
3coaching chants/chanting
Carmen Schultz
3some more terms
Balasubramaniam L.


  

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coaching mantra?
coaching chants/chanting


Explanation:
I've heard chanting used in various contexts, including sports but I am not sure if there is a set way this is actually called

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Another option is \"affirmations,\" which are mantras or phrases we say repeatedly to affirm a belief or thought or a concept/idea that we want to believe in and that will give us more self-confidence and help individuals reach self-actualization and team members reach a collective goal

Carmen Schultz
Local time: 22:46
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
coaching mantra?
Pregame pep talk


Explanation:
Pep Talk
Keith Gilbertson fires up the troops before heading out of the tunnel.

Whether it includes the "mantra...we're number one," or a prayer, or an appeal to the team's hard work...it's all part of the pregame pep talk.


    Reference: http://volleyball.about.com/b/a/076651.htm
    Reference: http://www.bonesville.net/Articles/DennyOBrien/2002/November...
Kurt Porter
Local time: 08:46
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Laura Terrett: I would use pep talk in this context
21 mins
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agree  humbird
1 hr
  -> Thank you, humbird.

agree  Alfa Trans (X)
1 hr
  -> Thank you, Marju.

agree  Johan Venter
2 hrs
  -> Thank you, venter.
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
coaching mantra?
psych-up


Explanation:
A psych-up is a slightly broader term than the pep-talk specifically, but it may or may not be helpful depending on context

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Psych up strategies that are found in the research tend to be oriented around five approaches. These include the use of imagery, self-efficacy statements or self-talk, attentional focus, preparatory arousal or emotive imagery, and relaxation.

http://www.usapowerlifting.com/newsletter/02/coaching/coachi...

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Psych up strategies that are found in the research tend to be oriented around five approaches. These include the use of imagery, self-efficacy statements or self-talk, attentional focus, preparatory arousal or emotive imagery, and relaxation.

http://www.usapowerlifting.com/newsletter/02/coaching/coachi...

Mukilteo Beacon online - your hometown newspaper anywhere in the world
... Our head coach gave a great psych-up speech the first night after dinner ... I think he played football in college. I think maybe he’s still playing. ...
mukilteobeacon.com/090104letterhome.html

Konstantin Kisin
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:46
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  gtreyger (X)
1 hr

agree  Johan Venter
2 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
coaching mantra?
(coach's) mantra


Explanation:
I don't see why you should get away from mantra if you're talking about 'rhythmical' and 'slogan-like'.

This one is from the Observer:
Everyone has his own approach to taking it or dishing it out. Back in New Zealand, my coach's mantra was: 'Take the smack in the mouth, put your hands in your pockets, and take the three points.'
Or:
Carr's daughter had given him a book, The Precious Present, which stresses living in the present, not ruminating over the past or fretting about the future. It became the new coach's mantra.
http://www.americanfootballmonthly.com/Subaccess/Magazine/19...


Nick Lingris
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:46
Native speaker of: Native in GreekGreek
PRO pts in category: 8

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agree  juvera
6 hrs
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coaching mantra?
some more terms


Explanation:
sermon
tirade
harangue
oration


Balasubramaniam L.
India
Local time: 09:16
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in HindiHindi
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