Jon Giesbrecht | 🏀 Whisperer

🏄‍♂️ Helping hoopers trust their skills, steady their mind, and love the game again

[Jon Giesbrecht | 🏀 Whisperer @PlayFreeBball]

Thanks @SteveNash ! https://t.co/Kuv3xWDExo

[Steve Nash @SteveNash]

Very nice breakdown for pg's. Not just coz it's me ha. Well done @jandgies https://t.co/qLuZp0YmEb

[Transforming Basketball @transformbball]

This week’s Transformative Tip with Jon Giesbrecht (@PlayFreeBball)

Talks about how to “model presence” and improve your team’s mental side of the game!

Listen here: https://t.co/XJqss2P5Yi

[Jon Giesbrecht | 🏀 Whisperer @PlayFreeBball]

STATE shapes PERCEPTION 🏀

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It is with deep sadness and unimaginable pain that we share the passing of our beloved “Coach,” George Henry Raveling.

[Jon Giesbrecht | 🏀 Whisperer @PlayFreeBball]

If you want a free training that our pros use before sleep to increase interoceptive awareness (the ability to sense internal signals like heartbeat, breath, tension etc) AND teach the body to reenter flow after distractions,

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Flow follows focus — The more present and sensory-attuned you are, the more accessible this state becomes.

When you practice interoceptive awareness, you not only enhance your ability to self-regulate and recover focus quickly… You slip into flow more easily.

[Jon Giesbrecht | 🏀 Whisperer @PlayFreeBball]

🧠 Working with 3 athletes this month who want to actually train this.
DM me “BREATH” if you’re serious.

[Jon Giesbrecht | 🏀 Whisperer @PlayFreeBball]

Mental training isn’t hype or journaling.
It’s CO₂ tolerance.
It’s breath under fire.
It’s the ability to stay calm when everything speeds up.

Train your physiology.
Or fold when the lights get bright.

[Jon Giesbrecht | 🏀 Whisperer @PlayFreeBball]

Most athletes think they’re conditioned.

But they gas out when it matters.
Not because they’re out of shape—
Because their nervous system isn’t trained for pressure.

[Jon Giesbrecht | 🏀 Whisperer @PlayFreeBball]

You don’t need more speed.
You need more clarity.
More recovery.
More presence.

That’s what playing free actually means.

[Jon Giesbrecht | 🏀 Whisperer @PlayFreeBball]

Elite players don’t just play faster.
They play clearer.
They recover faster, refocus quicker, and adapt mid-possession 🧵

[Jon Giesbrecht | 🏀 Whisperer @PlayFreeBball]

Try this intention before your next game:

🎯 “String together complete possessions — multiple efforts, full concentration, fast recovery.”

Not just hype.
That’s a nervous system anchor.
A cue for clarity under chaos.

[Jon Giesbrecht | 🏀 Whisperer @PlayFreeBball]

Most athletes only think about ice and physio for recovery.

T Jass was dealing with a pretty tough injury early in our season — but stayed positive, kept competing, and used meditation to recover faster.

Training your mind is part of your healing.

[Jon Giesbrecht | 🏀 Whisperer @PlayFreeBball]

👉 Stay external. Trust the rhythm. Let the shot happen.

[Jon Giesbrecht | 🏀 Whisperer @PlayFreeBball]

Overthinking kills your shot ⬇️

[Jon Giesbrecht | 🏀 Whisperer @PlayFreeBball]

c) Expert shooters keep their attention calm and external — a quiet eye on the target (Vickers, 2007) — so their body can do what it knows how to do.