Which is not true about the mental focus required for individual sports?
a.
requires working together with others to compete
b.
requires maintaining intense concentration
c.
requires being able to recover quickly if a mistake is made
d.
requires being able to correct oneself using self-talk

The correct answer is A.

Working together with others to compete is not required for mental focus to take part in individual sports, individual sports meaning a sport that you would do on your own without team mates so for example golf, tennis, running, weight lifting, gymnastics, ice skating and so forth. It does require intense concentration, being able to recover quickly if a mistake is made and being able to correct oneself using self talk.

the more fit you are, the faster the recovery. your heart rate drops most sharply in the first minute after you stop exercising; it should then fall about 20 beats a minute—a drop of less than 12 beats a minute is considered abnormal. this “recovery heart rate” is measured as part of an exercise stress test.