Sports psychology

Americans Meb Keflezighi, second from right, and Ryan Hall, center, lead the New York City Marathon, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009. Keflezighi won the race and Hall was fourth. Kenya's Robert Cheruiyot, left, was second. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)

Have you ever wondered what makes the difference between a mediocre sportsperson and a successful sportsperson? Exercise and diet play a critical role, but when all things are equal, success comes down to mental preparation. This is more than having the right attitude, or having mental grit, both of these are important, but there is more to it than that.

NLP is the basis of most sports psychology. This is a special programme focused on giving sports people the competitive advantage. Learn the mental skills that people like the Williams sisters and Tiger Woods used to get to the top and stay there. The programme covers the mental aspects to reliable sporting performance:

  • Improve competition performance
  • Getting into the zone
  • Mental preparation
  • Developing mental aspects of sport
  • Overcome self-sabotage
  • Learn visualisation techniques

Other techniques can help you achieve in the following areas:

  • Gain better results from training
  • Get better results in competition
  • Overcoming obstacles
  • Goal setting
  • Training regimes
  • Injury prevention techniques and recovery

ITheChampionFrontCoverdeal for anyone wanting to take their sport to the next level. My experience playing team sports, martial arts, and individual sports, including endurance events places me in an ideal position to help athletes achieve.

For more information, read my article on the subject, purchase my book on improving sporting performance and contact me.