Under pressure (Paperback)
Language: English
Published by Independently Published, 2026
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Paperback. This guide is written for parents navigating confidence, pressure, and development in motocross.Many riders train well during the week but struggle on race day. Others appear confident early on, only for something to feel fragile underneath as competition increases. Common explanations often point to mindset, toughness, or natural talent, but these answers rarely provide clarity.This book takes a different approach.Rather than offering motivation or instruction, it helps parents understand what is happening beneath behaviour, emotion, and results. It explains how pressure, identity, and development interact over time, and why problems often appear after underlying foundations have already been stretched.The guide is relevant wherever parents still have influence, whether a rider is just starting out, progressing through competition, or approaching the transition toward higher level racing.It does not tell parents how hard to push or when to race. It provides a clearer lens so decisions can be made more calmly, without reacting to results, comparison, or outside noise.This is not a coaching manual.It is a clarity guide for parents who want to support long term development without adding unnecessary pressure. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…
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- Title
- Under pressure (Paperback)
- Author
- Gary Linge
- Publisher
- Independently Published
- Publication year
- 2026
- Condition
- new
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 13
- 9798246638774
Fast in practice.
Different rider on race day.
If your child looks confident during the week but something changes when it matters, you’re not imagining it.
They hesitate where they were flowing.
Mistakes stay longer than they should.
Decisions feel rushed, uncertain, or forced.
Nothing looks obviously wrong.
But performance no longer matches ability.
You’re told:
They need more racing
It’s just nerves
They’ll grow out of it
But none of that fully explains what you’re seeing.
And more importantly, none of it reliably fixes it.
Because if this isn’t understood early, it doesn’t always correct itself.
It can turn into:
– ongoing inconsistency
– loss of confidence
– frustration around race days
– and in some cases, riders stepping away from the sport entirely
The issue isn’t effort.
It’s what’s happening underneath performance.
Under Pressure breaks down what actually changes when a rider enters competition.
Not from a motivational angle.
Not with surface-level advice.
But by showing how pressure affects:
– attention
– behaviour
– decision-making
– confidence
– identity
Often without anyone fully realising it.
Inside, you’ll start to see:
– why confidence can disappear on race day
– why performance becomes inconsistent
– why more racing doesn’t always solve the problem
– how development quietly falls out of sequence
– what’s actually driving race-day behaviour
Built from over 40 years in motocross and more than two decades working with developing and professional riders, this is not a manual or a checklist.
It’s a way of seeing what is usually missed.
If something hasn’t been adding up…
this will show you why.
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