Mazzulla Used HRV Training to Prepare for NBA Head Coaching Pressure
Joe Mazzulla · Dr. Leah Lagos and Joe Mazzulla: Control Your Heart, Conquer Your Stress · Sep 19, 2023 · at 26:46
Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla explains why he adopted heart rate variability biofeedback with Dr. Leah Lagos upon taking over as head coach.
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“And so, you know, it being my first year, you know, as a head coach, I wanted to work on myself. I wanted to build an awareness of myself, how my body, how my mind, how my heart reacts to stress so that I could be a precursor for our team, so that I could be the spearhead for what our team needs at that particular time. And I had never been in a playoff situation and I knew it was a high, high level of everything. Stress anxiety, you know, physical, mental pressure. So I thought, you know, breathing and HRV was how I could kind of bring myself to peak performance to then try to lead that for the team.”
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