TRAIN YOUR BRAIN
BRAIN TRAINING Training comes in many forms depending the sport you have selected. For shooting the best physical training for the sport is swimming and exercise similar to Tai Chi. Add to this walking one kilometre a day with breathing exercises by inhaling through the nose and exhaling through the mouth. Swimming because it builds […]
INCREASING CONCENTRATION
HOW TO INCREASE YOUR CONCENTRATION Are you the master of your mind? Or is the master of you is your mind? These concentration exercises will help you to master your mind. Take a book and count words in any page of it. Count the number of “t” or “s” on the page or paragraph Count […]
FORMS OF MENTAL REHEARSAL
Forms of Rehearsal by Tricia Van Nus Mental Rehearsal – This is the most common form of rehearsal and coaches use this tool to help the athlete to stay on task and reinforce the skills. This form of rehearsal has many names, visualization, imagery, and rehearsal. It is often used during the loading of each shot – […]
COMPETITION MINDSET
IS THE WALL THE PROBLEM? A number of years ago I had the good fortune of attending a conference conducted by Carol Dwek, and her concepts of how we approach our work and sport is still firmly lodged in my brain. Carol talked about “mindset” when applied to athletes, coaches, staff, volunteers. Her concept of […]
PROCRASTINATION
PRO…CRAS….TIN….ATION By James Caan. Procrastination, AKA the thief of time, is one of the main contributors to the lack of productivity in any scenario. We’ve all done it. Putting off a task and convincing ourselves it’ll all be fine… until we decide to conquer it last minute and cause even more stress. I think it’s […]
MENTAL BAG OF TRICKS
By Tricia Van Nus. CREATE A SOLID BASE If the mind is to succeed, then it will do so, after the creation of a solid base of knowledge, experimentation and training. Trying something once and expecting a miracle is just not going to happen. Know your mind and body, train your mind and body, and success […]
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SUCCESS IS A CHALLENGE
