How Sound Impacts Energy Fields at a Volleyball Tournament
Using Frequency Awareness to Support Athletic Focus, Flow & Performance
The Overlapping Noise That No One Talks About
I spent the past two weekends in a row at volleyball tournaments just surrounded by energy — not just emotional intensity, but literal frequency:
Multiple games happening at once
Whistles blowing on every court
Balls flying everywhere
Parents cheering, athletes shouting
Music blasting from speakers
Emotional highs and lows bouncing across the space from players spectators and coaches
What struck me wasn’t just the excitement, but the chaos and the sheer amount of overlapping noise created a disruptive force — one that wasn’t just distracting, but energetically destabilizing.
Some players looked a little “off.” Not so much physically tired, but just off. Others who had found their rhythm in warmups seemed to unravel after at different times. I watched rhythms being built and broken — not just in movement, but in energy.
This observation had me thinking - What if it’s not just nerves, mindset or fatigue alone, but sound itself that’s also affecting the athletes? And not just any sound — but sound that interferes with their brainwaves, their breath, their biofield, their frequency.
About Sound and Energy Fields
In his book Shifting Frequencies, Jonathan Goldman explores how everything including our thoughts, our voice, and especially our sound environment — creates or disrupts energy fields. “One of the most effective ways for destroying a field is through harsh, percussive sounds.”
This includes things like:
Clapping
Whistles
Shouts
Blaring music
Now imagine dozens of courts with all of that happening at once. It’s no wonder athletes lose coherence.
How This Can Affect Volleyball Players
Athletes in fast-paced, high-intensity environments are constantly exposed to:
Whistles & Buzzers:Jolt the nervous system, interrupt flow
Loud Music: Disrupts internal rhythm if lyrics/melody override player’s mental focus
Screaming/Cheering: Can either energize or fragment, depending on the athlete's state
Multiple Courts: Layered frequencies may create energetic overwhelm
What About Familiar Music?
Interesting research in cognitive science suggests that songs you know can hijack your brain’s predictive processing system. If a player knows the lyrics, part of their brain might start anticipating the words — even if they're trying to focus on a serve or a dig.
This split in attention could reduce:
Reaction time
Spatial awareness
Internal sense of rhythm
Understanding the Biofield: Why This Matters
Our bodies are vibrating systems. We create a “biofield” through our breath, brainwaves, heartbeat, movement, thoughts, belief and yes — intention. When that field is coherent, performance flows.
But when it’s disrupted? Coordination drops, focus is scattered and confidence wavers. The mental game suffers.
What can athletes do when these are things out of the sphere of control?
Coordination drops
Focus fragments
Confidence wavers
Instead of getting thrown off, we can learn to work with it.
The Frequency of Thought - Why Mindset Is Energetic
Most people assume that sound and energy disruptions come from the outside — noise, movement, light. But just as powerful are the thoughts we think and the beliefs we carry. Our thoughts emit a frequency — and those frequencies can either stabilize or weaken the energy field we operate in.
Your internal dialogue — things like:
“I always miss these.”
“I can’t handle the pressure.”
“We’re never going to win.”
— doesn’t just affect confidence.
It actually alters your vibrational field.
If your outer field is like a signal tower, your thoughts are the broadcast. Even if you’re doing everything right externally — staying hydrated, warming up, focusing — if you’re carrying a disruptive, fear-based inner loop, your energy will reflect that.
On the flip side?
Just one clear, affirming thought — like “I’m grounded. I’m ready.” — can realign your entire field in a moment.
Try this before a game:
Ask yourself, “What frequency am I broadcasting?”
If it’s chaotic, anxious, or negative — don’t shame it.
Just acknowledge it, then hum and breathe with INTENTION it into a calmer rhythm.
This is subtle work. But subtle doesn’t mean weak. In fact, it’s often the subtle things — thoughts, beliefs, intention — that shift performance from shaky to unstoppable.
This is for players to do between points or when things feel off.
Tools to Try
The “Tap-In Reset”:
Take a deep nose breath.
Place fingers (one or both hands) gently on the sternum or lower ribs.
Exhale while letting out a very soft hum (or just silently breathe with lips closed).
Visualize pulling your energy back in toward your center — like drawing in light from all directions.
Time: 5 seconds
Visible? Barely.
Effective? Absolutely.
This hum recalibrates the vagus nerve, resets the breath rhythm, and strengthens the field.
Humming (Yes, Humming.)
Humming increases nitric oxide in the body, opens sinus pathways, and slows the nervous system. Energetically it does more.
“By combining our frequencies with our intent, we can generate a field that is not disturbed by externals.” — J.G.
In-game tip:
Athletes can hum under their breath during a serve receive or while subbing out. This micro-ritual pulls their system back into a calm, present, and coherent field.
“Set the Field”
Here’s a quick exercise for a team:
Step 1: Circle Up
Players form a circle. One player leads by speaking aloud: “We tune in to each other. We breathe together. We play as one.”
Step 2: Three Shared Breaths
Inhale together… exhale together. Three times.
Step 3: Collective Hum
One long, low-pitch hum from the whole group. No words — just sound.
Step 4: Lock It In
Tap two fingers to the heart space and whisper (or think): “Clear. Focused. Ready.”
Volleyball — and every fast-paced sport — is not just physical. It’s vibrational. If we can start recognizing the role of sound in either strengthening or shattering the energy fields of our athletes, we can start to shift the way we coach, play, and support our teams. And in a world that’s only getting louder, tuning into subtle energy might just be the game-changer.
