performance levels. Many don’t have the skilled training nor the time to incorporate it in their programs. They understand, similar to building a house, the foundation is only as strong as the planning structure, tools and materials used. • Without a solid foundation, the athlete will have greater difficulty withstanding “aggravating” or unexpected situations, including conflict disputes. • Sufficient preparation builds a strong foundation. The athlete with a weak foundation will most likely find him/ herself, physically and emotionally cy- cling up and down, in both performance and emotional state. When this occurs, the athlete will most likely feel things are out of their control or they may have difficulty with consistency and mental focus. • Insufficient preparation and stress also weakens one’s coordination, focus, mo- tivation, self-esteem, easily diminishing their performance level.
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tion for mental and physical training must include putting in required time and own- ing a desire for success. Know that: • With proper training, the athlete can have a mental edge. Mental blocks can be identified and transformed into a Winner’s Mentality, for Peak Perfor- mance results. • Because the mind leads the body, thoughts drive our emotions. Because emotions are housed subconsciously, they can be controlled because we all have the ability to choose how we re- spond to situations. • A tense or scattered mind can easily result in a tense body and cause athletic “choking”. A relaxed mind is more fo- cused and can help harness emotional power and greater muscle fluidity. With skilled training, the athlete can learn to be aware of their emotions and choose which emotions they aspire. • With proper training, mental condi- tioning skills are easy to learn and can also be carried over into valuable life skills. Because everyone learns differ- ently, when parents hire an expert, they should be sure that what is needed is best for the athlete instead of the coach’s style of learning.
Olympians and the world’s best ath- letes treat both physical and mental con- ditioning training as psychological and physiological strategy. Peak performers expect greater success and balance in their games and realize the benefits of how to use their subconscious mind to their ad- vantage. They have learned how to: • Independently perform skillful mental rehearsal programs to produce and regulate desired feelings of pre-compe- tition arousal. They have learned how to create feelings of being: poised, confi- dent, owning focused attention and be- ing in the ideal relaxation state. Through skilled training, these powerful athletes also learn how to rehearse coping re- sponses; they: • Learn from AND are able to rapidly overcome mistakes. They are able to re- correct play errors by mentally replaying “this shot”, “this pitch”, “this hit” ex- actly the way they desired! • They learn how to be present, in the moment; mentally and emotionally. They know that by doing this, their subcon- scious accepts the re-correction as their truth, i.e., “It happened this way”. Their internal computer (subconscious) then automatically accepts and programs this new truth as the athlete being and feeling in control, and/or successfully blocking their opponent and/or achieving compe- tition goals.
Next month we will discuss key com-
ponents of mental training, specific ap- plication of guided imagery - visualization and the benefits of integrating them into practice routines and competitions. These tools can also be transferred into everyday life areas with good results. Until next time, I encourage you to affirm a positive self-image that says, “I believe in myself and my capabilities”!
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