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  A few words typed into a search bar can access pages of information, in what is perhaps the biggest evolution of the digital age: how society answers questions. But even if all the world’s information is readily available, it means little without the ability to organize it.

Ever since Google’s web crawling first began exploring the Internet in 1997, the company has woven itself into the fabric of many people’s lives. In 2006, “google” was added as a verb to the Oxford English Dictionary.

Get your head in the game.

It’s a phrase that athletes at all levels have heard before.

Be it in practice or when the games really matter, coaches are preaching the mental side of sport more than some might think.

Carleton Ravens men’s hockey team forward Andrew Self said he knows about the importance of psychology in sports.

Tyson Hinz and the Carleton Ravens men’s basketball team practice five days a week, and regularly have games on Fridays and Saturdays. On top of this, Hinz said he spends about three hours a day practicing on his own.

It’s this kind of lifestyle that gives athletes common ground, said Devan Bruce, a second-year criminology student who was a member of the men’s soccer team last year.

Bruce said he often spends time with players on the men’s basketball team.

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