A PASSION
“Enthusiasm is everything. It must be taut and vibrating like a guitar string”
I have a big love for sport. My passion and enjoyment for both playing and watching over many years has enabled me to build a strong foundation of knowledge. I am well aware of the highs & lows, the winning & losing, the emotion & drama.
I am also well aware of the impact success and supposed failure can have on an athlete. Managing both of these areas rationally is a difficult task.
My job is to help clients ensure they have the right mental processes in place and that they can utilise them under the most extreme circumstances and pressure.
SPORT AND NLP
“Competitive sports are played mainly on a five-and-a-half inch court, the space between your ears”
“Doctors and scientists said that breaking the four-minute mile was impossible, that one would die in the attempt. Thus, when I got up from the track after collapsing at the finishing line, I figured I was dead”
In recent years NLP techniques have played an ever-growing role in mental performance coaching within sport. The reason is simple - NLP provides a set of tools so user friendly they can be used to make amazing improvements at any level.
At the very top level it is the incremental improvement - often mental strength - that wins championships, trophies and awards.
My expertise will help you to understand and use these various techniques in order to produce this incremental improvement thereby achieving your ambitions and goals.
"Is your performance level where you want it to be?"
"Are you fully concentrated and absorbed in your task?"
"Do you find focus or motivation difficult?"
"Are your emotions operating at the correct level?"
I ensure that you understand how and why potential problems can arise and then put the right procedures in place for you to successfully execute your game plan.
Many of the world's leading athletes have adopted NLP techniques to enable them to achieve highly improved performance including Andre Agassi, Greg Norman, Tiger Woods, ‘Freddie’ Flintoff and Michael Vaughan.
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WHAT IS PERFORMANCE?
“Excellence is not a singular act but a habit. You are what you do repeatedly”
“Persistence can change failure into extraordinary achievement”
“I never looked at the consequences of missing a big shot…when you think about the consequences you always think of a negative result”
Fitness and technical ability can vary in degree depending upon the sport, however, the importance of mental skills will remain the same. It is the vital constant.
For years there has been massive emphasis placed on both fitness and technical ability with very little placed on mental skills. Considering the brain is the most important muscle in our body this is somewhat puzzling.
Effective performance comprises three elements:
WHY MENTAL SKILLS?
“If you can believe it, the mind can achieve it”
“Age is no barrier. It’s a limitation you put on your mind”
“The only way to maximise potential for performance is to be calm in the mind”
Fitness and technical ability being equal, it is the person with the better mental skills who is most likely to be successful.
Mental skills comprise three components:
Concentration refers to a person's ability to focus their attention solely on the task in hand. When your two minds (the conscious and unconscious) are congruent, you can enter "the zone". At certain times in our lives we have all been in "the zone"; it is the staying there that marks great sports performers.
Will is the extent to which someone is committed to achieving a particular task - their determination. The best sports performers have huge desire and passion for their sport with the ultimate drive for success.
Emotional balance is the degree to which you are able to maintain your emotional state. Psychology has shown there is an optimal level of arousal (this differs in individuals) for best performance.
My job is to help you manage each of these components efficiently and effectively.
I will help you understand and utilise the many superb techniques available to enhance your mental performance within the sports arena.
This is crucial and will provide you with a blueprint for success.