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  <div class="message">Concentration, or attentional focus as it is commonly referred to in the sport psychology texts, is defined as “the ability to focus on the task at hand while ignoring distractions” (Brewer, 2009); and in sport generally consists of three main parts:<ol>    <li>Selective attention (focusing on the relevant cues in the environment)</li>    <li>Maintaining that attentional focus over time</li>    <li>Having awareness of the situation</li>
</ol>While most people believe that concentration is an all-or-nothing phenomenon, research has discovered…<span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/blog/blog/3740769/concentration">Read more</a></span></div>
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<em>Craig Alexander is quoted as saying, “Preparation is the cornerstone of confidence, which in turn is the cornerstone of success. Craig Alexander is quoted as saying, “Preparation is the cornerstone of confidence, which in turn is the cornerstone of success. You know what you are training for and you prepare accordingly physically and mentally. A level of calm comes from knowing that you’ve done that”.</em><br>&nbsp; &nbsp;Talk of controlling the controllables is common within all performance environments. The simple idea is…<span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/blog/blog/3740768/control-the-controllables">Read more</a></span></div>
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  <div class="message">In 1954 Roger Bannister became the first person to break 4-minute for the mile. This had been seen as a physiological impossibility. Bannister however proved that this was more of a psychological barrier, as with the next 12 months over 30 other athletes managed to achieve this mark. This suggests that a large number of our limitations are in our mind and that confidence is about our perceived limitations.<br><br>Sport psychology literature&nbsp;distinguishes between self-confidence (the belief that you can successfully…<span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/blog/blog/3740767/self-confidence">Read more</a></span></div>
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  <div class="message"><strong>What is Mental Toughness?</strong><br><br>Mental Toughness refers to an individual’s resilience and inner drive to succeed – especially in challenging situations. It is a collection of values, attitudes, behaviours and emotions that enable a performer to persevere and overcome obstacles, adversity or pressure. Further it is the ability to maintain concentration, focus and motivation when things are going well to consistently achieve goals. There are some key characteristics of mentally tough athletes:<ul>    <li>Remain calm and…</li>
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  <div class="message">Peak performance is when our behaviour exceeds our average performance or an episode of superior functioning. Or as Gerson (2006) put it, “Performance that is significantly above average or normal”. Peak performance is a consequence of both physical and psychological factor, with the key characteristics being: No fear of failure; No over-analysis of performance; Total immersion in the activity; Narrow focus of attention; Effortless performance; Feelings of control; and Time / space disorientation (usually…<span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/blog/blog/3740764/the-psychology-of-peak-performance">Read more</a></span></div>
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  <div class="message">Goal Setting<br><br>Task 1 – List the sorts of goals that you might set with respect to your life and in particular sport performance<br>&nbsp;            &nbsp;<br>            &nbsp;<br>            &nbsp;        &nbsp;                &nbsp;<br>            &nbsp;<br>            &nbsp;        &nbsp;                &nbsp;<br>            &nbsp;<br>            &nbsp;        &nbsp;                &nbsp;<br>            &nbsp;<br>            &nbsp;        &nbsp;                &nbsp;<br>            &nbsp;<br>            &nbsp;        &nbsp;    
&nbsp;<br><br>Goals - "An objective, a standard, the aim of an action or a level of performance/proficiency"<br><br>The general goal categories…<span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/blog/blog/3740758/goal-setting">Read more</a></span></div>
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  <div class="message">It is suggested that we can spend over 40% of our time daydreaming, which many people would accept cannot be good for achieving peak performance. However, daydreaming is a form of visualization, which has been utilised in many domains to help prepare and focus to achieve optimal performance levels. The big issue with just daydreaming is that the images are not within our control. The key to getting the most benefit from visualization is to develop vivid images where we see ourselves being successful…<span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/blog/blog/3740757/using-imagery">Read more</a></span></div>
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