Psychological Preparation
November 20, 2008
PSYCHOLOGICAL PREPARATION FOR A MARATHON
Worthwhile read for sports people to look within. Apply the lessons learnt to your pre season training.
Prepared by Patsy Tremayne , Sports Psychologist.
Running a marathon is an incredible personal challenge - not only is it a physical challenge, but it’s a challenge for the mind. There are virtually hours when you have time to think and to control, or be controlled by your thoughts.
Preparing for Finals
August 16, 2008
This is the time of the year that all coaches plan for when they are appointed to a coaching position prior to the start of each season. The reality is only a handful of coaches in each competition are given the chance to live the dream of testing their coaching ability in finals football. When the time comes around for you as a coach, there are many little things that must be done correctly to ensure that your team has every chance of success.
Love of Competition, it’s all in the state of the MIND
August 12, 2008
LOVE OF COMPETITION
You cannot expect to be great without loving the competition situation, top competitors love competition because they know that this will bring their best performance out of them - they thrive on the occasion, the more you compete, the easier it becomes, the better you get.
QUITTERS NEVER WIN - WINNERS NEVER QUIT
July 29, 2008
QUITTERS NEVER WIN -WINNERS NEVER QUIT !
The Ecstasy is worth the Agony! Achieving your personal goals makes work worth the pain. Like finishing your first marathon. Clocking a faster P.R. Or maybe just making your miles for the week. It never gets easier. But whatever your goal, in the long run the Ecstasy is worth the Agony!
The Rushed Behind is worth more than 1 point
July 23, 2008
The rushed behind is worth more than one point. Rushing a behind by a backline player is really an act of submission and defeat. He has decided that he is forced to bring an end to an impossible situation. The only way out is to concede. First edition 23/08/2007
PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS IN ATHLETES
June 19, 2008
PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS IN ATHLETES
Brent Rushall, Ph.D.
Lakehead Universi ty , U. S .A . Supplied by Dr Laurie Prosser
Psychological stresses occur frequently during the period of preparation for serious competition .The failure to be able to cope with such stresses has a debilitating effect upon performance. Coaches rarely recognize the importance of this phenomenon in their handling of athletes.
Teamwork in varied forms
June 18, 2008
Teamwork in all forms of Life
LESSONS FROM GEESE
FACT 1 As each goose flaps its wings, it creates an “uplift” for the birds to follow. By flying in a “V” formation, the flock adds 71% greater flying range than if each bird flew alone.
LESSON: People who share a common direction and sense of community can get to where they are going quicker and easier because they are travelling on the thrust of one another.
Pain Spirit and Success
May 27, 2008
PAIN, SPIRIT AND SUCCESS
Great success, the success of the few really great ones, is based on the spirit — the emotional content of the athlete.
Senior Skill Testing
May 26, 2008
If I could go back to the early years of my coaching, one thing I would do is regularly test the skills of my players, so that I could establish the strengths and weaknesses of the group.
There have not been many skill test documented in our sport and the best that would be done is players having 10 shots a goal from different angles to give them a score for accuracy.
Mental Attitude
April 21, 2008
In this months feature article we have a look at the Mental Attitude of athletes and what impact it has on their performance.
This feature was supplied by Dr Laurie Prosser and was written by Victor Krunrlick
“Athletic records continue to soar, and one hears outstanding professional athletes of the past claim that they could not make the grade today.”
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