Day 20: Trash Talk (Psychological Warfare)

Trash talk is an attempt to hijack your Attentional Focus. The opponent wants you thinking about them, not the ball.

Defense: Due Diligence

If someone trash talks you, it is a compliment. It means they are afraid. They know they can't beat you on skill alone, so they are trying to cheat.

• The Response: Silence.
• Do not look at them. Look through them. Treat them like a ghost.
• Nothing infuriates a trash talker more than being ignored. It makes them feel small.

Offense: The Smiling Assassin

You don't need to say "Your mom..." to trash talk. The best trash talk is Evidence.

• Score on them.
• Look at them.
• Smile.
• Run back to defense.

This says: "You are so easy, this is fun for me." That destroys their soul.