Two years after winning the Coleman Medal, Harry McKay has what is commonly referred to as the yips, seemingly paralysed by nerves every time he must complete a basic task.
Brisbane great Alastair Lynch knows better than most just what Harry McKay is going through. The irrational voices inside the head. The expectation of the fans. What it means to the team.
taking his season tally to 14.16 from 41 shots. Do the maths – that means he has had 11 kicks where he did not trouble the scorer. Bond, formerly of the Australian Institute of Sport, Richmond and a part of Pat Cash’s team when he won Wimbledon in 1987, sees McKay’s problem as more mental than technical. Therefore, hours on the track tinkering with technique will not be as beneficial as time spent on the couch exploring his psyche.
“If you’re thinking about avoiding failure, the big voice in your head is giving you lots of doubts. ‘Don’t stuff this up, don’t embarrass yourself here, don’t miss, don’t let people down’. We can’t operate at full steam if our head is full of don’ts. It’s got to be full of dos.“Why is he distracted so much? Because his mindset is very firmly fixed on who he’s got to kick the goal for. It’s not for Harry McKay as much as it is for the club, coaches, the fans, his teammates and everybody else.
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