Part 1: Mental Preperation

• Mental Preparation

  • Increase arousal levels & attention-concentration focus before game/race/event:
  • Increase intensity & excitement, but…
  • Control stress & anxiety (coping strategies)
  • Relaxation (‘calm down’) methods; if needed…
• Mental Preparation

  • Increase arousal levels & attention-concentration focus before game/race/event:
  • Increase intensity & excitement, but…
  • 3 skills go hand in hand 
  • Overarousal, narrows attention-concentration (focus too narrow, miss important info)
• Mental Preparation

  • Increase arousal levels & attention-concentration focus before game/race/event:
  • Covered in reading - lot more detail; also example worksheet of completed examples 
  • Research shows mental prep works 
  • Needs routine & structure
  • Not to be completely controlled by it
  • If don’t follow it will be a disaster 
  • Mental warm up 
  • Procedure follow to get mentally warmed up & ready to go (like your physical warm up)
  • With some structure, not to super detail (need some flexibility)
  • Don’t want to be too controlling or superstitious 
• Mental Preparation

  • Increase arousal levels & attention-concentration focus before game/race/event:
  • Increase intensity & excitement, but…
  • Control stress & anxiety (coping strategies)
  • Some arousal level isn’t a bad thing (Can be facilitative) - need to feel in control of their nerves 
  • Mental prep to establish a sense of control 
  • Routinely modify it as time goes on
  • Relaxation (‘calm down’) methods; if needed
  • If get to overamped, so not getting to over aroused 
  • In tool kit if need it so are able to cope
• Mental Preparation

  • Increase arousal levels & attention-concentration focus before game/race/event:
  • Covered in reading - lot more detail; also example worksheet of completed examples 
  • Research shows mental prep works 
  • Needs routine & structure
  • Not to be completely controlled by it
  • If don’t follow it will be a disaster 
  • Mental warm up 
  • Procedure follow to get mentally warmed up & ready to go (like your physical warm up)
  • With some structure, not to super detail (need some flexibility)
  • Don’t want to be too controlling or superstitious 
• Mental Preparation Examples: 

  • Anna Grimaldi, Gold Medalist
  • If don’t have mental skills to cope - can all go out the window 
  • Beauden Barret
  • Importance of mental prep, in right mental place (focused on game plan, & what trying to accomplish) - makes the difference on winning or losing