http://themental-game.com Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:33:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://themental-game.com/imagery-rehearsal-mp3s/#comment-136 Soccer: The Game within the Game Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:33:26 +0000 http://themental-game.info/?page_id=30#comment-136 [...] I’ll break down a few components for you.  Self-confidence:  If you are not confident that you can handle any ball, then you won’t.  It is a self fulfilling prophecy.  If you don’t think you can, you can’t.  We all grew up with the “Little Engine That Could” story and it holds true.  You must feel as if you can do something, otherwise it seems like an accident and you will never be consistent.  Concentration: In Sport Psychology, this skill is usually referred to as “Attentional Focus”.  Everyone says “concentrate”, but what does that mean?  Attentional focus means to focus your attention.  We are all taught at an early age to pay attention and learn that this means to look at and focus on what we are doing.  It points us directly at a task.  I find that when players on the field have bad touch, their minds tend to be elsewhere and, knowing that, I can bring them back by getting them to focus and pay attention to small cues related to receiving the ball.  Relaxation: Here is another skill that frequently interferes with touch and can be taught.  When a player is not relaxed, they lose the feel for what they are doing.  It is difficult to yell at a player and tell them to relax.  It just doesn’t work.  Players can be functionally taught how to relax.  Then, a simple reminder can help them shift their focus and use their training to relax.  When they are relaxed, they will have much more success with their touch, bringing the Game within the Game full circle.  By being relaxed, they are able to focus on their touch and, of course, their self-confidence grows.  By focusing some of a player’s training on the Game within the Game, the results we get quickly show on the pitch.   You can learn relaxation through simple tools like one I offer here. For just a short time Relaxation / Imagery Rehearsal mp3s and can be ordered from The Mental Game [...] [...] I’ll break down a few components for you.  Self-confidence:  If you are not confident that you can handle any ball, then you won’t.  It is a self fulfilling prophecy.  If you don’t think you can, you can’t.  We all grew up with the “Little Engine That Could” story and it holds true.  You must feel as if you can do something, otherwise it seems like an accident and you will never be consistent.  Concentration: In Sport Psychology, this skill is usually referred to as “Attentional Focus”.  Everyone says “concentrate”, but what does that mean?  Attentional focus means to focus your attention.  We are all taught at an early age to pay attention and learn that this means to look at and focus on what we are doing.  It points us directly at a task.  I find that when players on the field have bad touch, their minds tend to be elsewhere and, knowing that, I can bring them back by getting them to focus and pay attention to small cues related to receiving the ball.  Relaxation: Here is another skill that frequently interferes with touch and can be taught.  When a player is not relaxed, they lose the feel for what they are doing.  It is difficult to yell at a player and tell them to relax.  It just doesn’t work.  Players can be functionally taught how to relax.  Then, a simple reminder can help them shift their focus and use their training to relax.  When they are relaxed, they will have much more success with their touch, bringing the Game within the Game full circle.  By being relaxed, they are able to focus on their touch and, of course, their self-confidence grows.  By focusing some of a player’s training on the Game within the Game, the results we get quickly show on the pitch.   You can learn relaxation through simple tools like one I offer here. For just a short time Relaxation / Imagery Rehearsal mp3s and can be ordered from The Mental Game [...]

]]> http://themental-game.com/imagery-rehearsal-mp3s/#comment-135 Soccer: The Game within the Game Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:35:48 +0000 http://themental-game.info/?page_id=30#comment-135 [...] I’ll break down a few components for you.  Self-confidence:  If you are not confident that you can handle any ball, then you won’t.  It is a self fulfilling prophecy.  If you don’t think you can, you can’t.  We all grew up with the “Little Engine That Could” story and it holds true.  You must feel as if you can do something, otherwise it seems like an accident and you will never be consistent.  Concentration: In Sport Psychology, this skill is usually referred to as “Attentional Focus”.  Everyone says “concentrate”, but what does that mean?  Attentional focus means to focus your attention.  We are all taught at an early age to pay attention and learn that this means to look at and focus on what we are doing.  It points us directly at a task.  I find that when players on the field have bad touch, their minds tend to be elsewhere and, knowing that, I can bring them back by getting them to focus and pay attention to small cues related to receiving the ball.  Relaxation: Here is another skill that frequently interferes with touch and can be taught.  When a player is not relaxed, they lose the feel for what they are doing.  It is difficult to yell at a player and tell them to relax.  It just doesn’t work.  Players can be functionally taught how to relax.  Then, a simple reminder can help them shift their focus and use their training to relax.  When they are relaxed, they will have much more success with their touch, bringing the Game within the Game full circle.  By being relaxed, they are able to focus on their touch and, of course, their self-confidence grows.  By focusing some of a player’s training on the Game within the Game, the results we get quickly show on the pitch.   You can learn relaxation through simple tools like one I offer here. For just a short time Relaxation / Imagery Rehearsal mp3s and can be ordered from http://themental-game.com/imagery-rehearsal-mp3s/ [...] [...] I’ll break down a few components for you.  Self-confidence:  If you are not confident that you can handle any ball, then you won’t.  It is a self fulfilling prophecy.  If you don’t think you can, you can’t.  We all grew up with the “Little Engine That Could” story and it holds true.  You must feel as if you can do something, otherwise it seems like an accident and you will never be consistent.  Concentration: In Sport Psychology, this skill is usually referred to as “Attentional Focus”.  Everyone says “concentrate”, but what does that mean?  Attentional focus means to focus your attention.  We are all taught at an early age to pay attention and learn that this means to look at and focus on what we are doing.  It points us directly at a task.  I find that when players on the field have bad touch, their minds tend to be elsewhere and, knowing that, I can bring them back by getting them to focus and pay attention to small cues related to receiving the ball.  Relaxation: Here is another skill that frequently interferes with touch and can be taught.  When a player is not relaxed, they lose the feel for what they are doing.  It is difficult to yell at a player and tell them to relax.  It just doesn’t work.  Players can be functionally taught how to relax.  Then, a simple reminder can help them shift their focus and use their training to relax.  When they are relaxed, they will have much more success with their touch, bringing the Game within the Game full circle.  By being relaxed, they are able to focus on their touch and, of course, their self-confidence grows.  By focusing some of a player’s training on the Game within the Game, the results we get quickly show on the pitch.   You can learn relaxation through simple tools like one I offer here. For just a short time Relaxation / Imagery Rehearsal mp3s and can be ordered from http://themental-game.com/imagery-rehearsal-mp3s/ [...]

]]> http://themental-game.com/imagery-rehearsal-mp3s/#comment-133 The Game within the Game: Mental Skills Training for Jr. “A” Hockey Players Part IV | Mike Margolies- The Mental Game Tue, 14 Feb 2012 02:30:40 +0000 http://themental-game.info/?page_id=30#comment-133 [...] Relaxation mp3s and imagery rehearsal programs can be ordered fromhttp://themental-game.com/imagery-rehearsal-mp3s/ [...] [...] Relaxation mp3s and imagery rehearsal programs can be ordered fromhttp://themental-game.com/imagery-rehearsal-mp3s/ [...]

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