CONTROL THE CONTROLLABLES "Normal people worry about things they can't control in competitive situations," says Crampton. "The nature of the venue, nature of officials, what the result will be, what people think of me, what my opponent will do. Come back to right now. What can you actually control?"

MAKE A LOOP Adrenaline is one of the biggest threats to an organised game plan. The best way to contain and harness this hormonal power supply is to develop a structured thinking process, or a "loop", involving some simple key words; that is, "move your feet, make it hard for him".

"It's like having the car in neutral rather than revving up to 6000 revs," says Crampton. "It's a question of putting your adrenaline in neutral."

WHERE'S YOUR HEAD AT? In a sporting contest your focus can either be "out of your head" on your opponent or "in your head" on your self and how you're feeling, explains Crampton. "If something happens that throws you, the probability of you being stuck in your head instead of being out of your head reacting to your opponent is high. You need to factor in all the possibilities that could happen and have a plan to deal with each of them."

BUILD A WALL "In sport, you need a brick wall of self-belief," says Crampton. "Brick number one: I'm fit. Brick number two: I'm quick on my feet. Put some mortar on it. That's how you build a wall and that's what you return to when things get tough."

BE YOURSELF Not blessed with the ability to verbally deconstruct your opponent with a thunderous burst of rhyming slang? Don't bother trying.

"You have to be you," says Crampton. "As soon as you try to be someone else, that's one of the things that'll break down in a pressure situation."