What do motorcycles, imagery, and sports psychology have in common? Something pretty BIG! Recently, I attended a motorcycle safety course as part of the requirement to obtain a motorcycle license. This class was very intriguing because many of the mental tools that are discussed on this site for athletes and performers were … [Read more...]
Mind Management: Mental Tips for Golfers
Five Mental Training Tips for Golfers Mind management is important for all golfers. As you will see later in this article, some of the mental skills necessary for mind management are common sense. But even simple mental skills can become game changers when you incorporate them into your practice and play. We checked in with PGA … [Read more...]
Sport Psychology, Concentration, and Yoga
This article takes concepts from Yoga and Sport Psychology and combines them for a better understanding of how mindfulness, focus, and concentration are practiced and used both on and off the playing field. Golf will be the sport used but athletes across very different sports can apply this same concept. Concentration and Yoga In … [Read more...]
Improve Focus and Attention by Reducing Performance Anxiety
Athletes and Performance Anxiety Have you ever felt like your anxiety was too high and worked against you in practice or in a game? A certain amount of competitive “juices” or anxiety can be good and can even bring about more excitement in a performance. Sometimes, however, when it feels like you’re too high or too anxious … [Read more...]
Choking in Sports: Mental Tools for Athletes
“How can you hit and think at the same time?”---Yogi Bera Choking and Athletes There’s a scene in the movie “Bull Durham” where Kevin Costner steps out of the batter’s box because he’s thinking too much and then stops himself. He refocuses and gives himself a word to focus: “meat.” His actions in the movie generally give a good … [Read more...]
Attention and Concentration in Sport
Concentration, Mind Tools and Athletes Sport competition and training centers are busy places. The mind of an athlete can also be a busy place, but of course only the athlete can know this. It is important for athletes to learn about attention and concentration so that they can manage these outer and inner environments and … [Read more...]
