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Performance Psychology
Coaching and Visualisation (Imagery): See the Coach You Want to Be.
Many athletes incorporate visualisation (imagery) into their training programs and their preparation for competition.
Usually visualisation involves athletes using their minds to “imagine” (visualise) situations and how they would or should manage those situations when faced with them in real life.
For example, an athlete training for the Olympic Games might visualise the sights and sounds of the Olympic final so that they become familiar with that performance setting.
Visualisation can be a powerful tool in athlete preparation but what about using Visualisation to improve your coaching?
Coaching and Visualisation….See the Coach You Want to Be. Read more
August 2, 2011 | 3 Comments
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Motivation and Coaching.
Motivation is something many coaches talk about.
Some read about it and try to learn the secrets of motivation in a bid to help their athletes achieve the impossible.
Others spend money on motivational speakers to try and motivate their athletes through a passionate team talk or an explosive, emotional pre-performance presentation.
Others attend courses, go to workshops and enrol in mental skills programs to learn the mysteries of motivation.
Coaches….don’t waste your time and money.
No one can motivate anyone to do anything.
You need to understand Motivation and Coaching. Read more
July 18, 2011 | 8 Comments
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The Magic Moment: When a Coach makes a Difference.
“We do not remember days, we remember moments.”
(Cesare Pavese)
Do you remember the moment when you were a teenager and Dad or Mom told you to “save money and think about your future”?
You didn’t listen did you.
And remember the moment when you were 18 and some relative told you to “work hard and make something of yourself”?
Ignored them didn’t you.
Life is full of these moments when people, with all good intentions, give you some advice which they think will inspire you to change your life and become all you can be.
And how many times have you told an athlete “make the most of every training session and make the most of your opportunities”?
And they didn’t listen.
So, what makes people listen to the right advice? How do you engage and inspire the hearts and minds of athletes and have them grasp every session, every minute, every moment as if it was their last?
The Magic Moment: When a Coach makes a Difference. Read more
April 28, 2011 | 10 Comments
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Sports Psychology: Integrating Mental Skills Training in Effective Coaching.
We all agree that developing mental skills is an essential part of being a successful athlete.
The ability to perform under pressure, the capacity to remain confident and resilient when competition conditions get tough, the skill to be able to relax and stay focused when feeling pain and fatigue in competition, concentration, visualization……coaches and athletes are unanimous that spending time developing mental skills is time well spent.
However, figuring out the best way to develop mental skills – particularly mental skills which can directly enhance the competition performance of athletes is another matter.
We all think working with a Sports Psychologist is a good idea but Sports Psychologists are like life partners……we know that having one is probably a good idea but it is next to impossible to find a good one. Read more
March 5, 2011 | 8 Comments
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Sports Psycho-physiology: The Way Forward in Successful Coaching and Sports Performance.
Want to know about the latest breakthrough in thinking in sport?
Want to learn about how to coach more effectively and get more out of every training session?
Want to hear how to enhance the performance of your athletes?
Here it is: the latest thing – Psycho-physiology (more specifically sports psycho-physiology): The way forward in successful coaching and sports performance.
And guess what?
This revolutionary breakthrough in sports performance is so new that it has only been around for 5000 years….. Read more
February 21, 2011 | 6 Comments
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The Psychology of Winning: How to Develop a Winning Attitude in High Performance Sport
World Cup Final Day.
The team gathers in the locker room.
This is an intense, high pressure environment that few experience and even fewer survive.
A former player – one of the nation’s greatest – walks into the change room. There is a respectful hush as he starts to speak.
He talks about pride.
He talks about spirit.
He talks about commitment – about attitude.
He talks about winning - the history of the nation at the world cup.
With tears in his eyes he begins to recite the names of the great players who have gone before.
He asks players to stand and link arms and to join him in the national anthem.
He has done a great motivational talk.
This is the perception many people have about the word motivation as it applies to high performance sport: a one off emotion charged lecture from a professional speaker or motivator or sports psychologist. Read more
July 20, 2010 | Comments Off
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