Mental Moment: Psychoneuromuscular Theory
How does imagery really work? Psychoneuromuscular theory: when an Elite Performer practices using imagery, they imagine movements without performing them, although the brain interprets this as if [...]
Build It, Use It and It Will Come
As children we reveal considerable imagery capabilities but are quickly taught to neglect this form of thinking so that we can develop our analytic and language capabilities. Fortunately, [...]
Diary of a Cyclist-Focus
G: Well here is where I lie. I have been working on my focus, I have been working on my affirmations and visualization with CDs as well. I have been doing the concentration exercises on your site [...]
Mental Preparation Before a Tennis Match
Most players know the factors that adversely affect them before tournaments: you don’t want to be out in the sun too much, you want to make sure you get enough sleep but not too much, you [...]
Tennis Players Can Use Simulation Training to Hone Concentration
It’s distracting to see or hear extraneous sights or sounds that have nothing to do with your game and it’s distracting to have a negative internal dialogue going on when you’re [...]