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- Bob Palmer’s five rules for visualizing success in your sport
- Golf holes the size of dinner plates—training your mind to properly set the table for the successful Zone shot
- Preventing the death spiral in sport: Anticipating and fixing game-day problems
- Mirror neurons and learning in sport— How to turn them on!
- In support of competition in sport: Thoughts from a karate dojo
Tag Archives: Athletes
Bob Palmer’s five rules for visualizing success in your sport
There are five key rules of visualization that are a must if you want to make it effective. 1) You must understand what the Zone is and you must be able to get into it in your visualization. 2) You … Continue reading
Golf holes the size of dinner plates—training your mind to properly set the table for the successful Zone shot
“A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.” — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Some days we are just so darn brilliant in our games. Why? Who knows? We change putters. … Continue reading
Preventing the death spiral in sport: Anticipating and fixing game-day problems
Athletes get tripped up in their games in ways that can be predicted and prevented in the first place. Bob Palmer gives you three simple approaches to prevent the preventable and tackle the unpredictable. So what can you do when … Continue reading
Mirror neurons and learning in sport— How to turn them on!
Several years ago in my role as a part-time karate instructor, I got run down from too many competing interests for my time. My business required a great deal of travel, my daughters had very active lives and my karate … Continue reading
Posted in Athletes, Competition, High Performance, Karate, Sports, Sports Training, The Zone
Tagged Athletes, attitude, Coaches, competition, High Performance, karate, mirror neurons, performance, physiology, practice, Sport, TED Blog, training, Zone
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In support of competition in sport: Thoughts from a karate dojo
“If wanting to win is a fault, as some of my critics seem to insist, then I plead guilty. I like to win. I know no other way. It’s in my blood.” – Bear Bryant, … Continue reading
Posted in Athletes, Competition, Exercise, Fitness, High Performance, Ironman, Leadership, mental psyching, Mind Games, Sports, Sports Training, The Zone, Triathlete
Tagged Athletes, attitude, competition, exercise, High Performance, karate, leadership, martial arts, performance, practice, Sport, teammates, training, winning in sport, Zone
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Team Family: It takes a family to raise and inspire an athlete
The family unit, whatever its make-up, can be a powerful contributing force to a young athlete’s preparation and success in sport. With the right approach, training to get all members of the family on the same page and supportive of … Continue reading
Posted in Athletes, Competition, Fun in Sport, High Performance, Hockey, Leadership, mental psyching, Mental Training, Mind Games, Parents, Sports, Sports Training, The Zone
Tagged Athletes, Bob Palmer, Coaches, competition, High Performance, mental training, mental training for athletes, parents, performance, physiology, practice, Sport, SportExcel, teammates, teens, training, Zone
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Stopped having fun in your sport? Here’s a high performance tip for getting your passion back
The key (and often unsaid) reason athletes seek out sport mental training from high performance trainers like me is fun — they’ve stopped having it. Whether it is because of inconsistency, losing, injuries, reduced playing time or on-going intimidation, athletes … Continue reading
Three Tips for Mental Rehearsal in Sport
“I learned there are troubles of more than one kind. Some come from ahead, others come from behind. But I’ve bought a big bat. I’m all ready, you see. Now my troubles are going to have trouble … Continue reading
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Tagged Athletes, mental game, mental training, Sport, training in sport, training tips for sport
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The Part-time Athlete: Balancing Sport and Family
One of the nice things about working with young athletes is that for the most part they have uncomplicated lives. They eat, sleep, go to school, practice and compete. However, with older athletes life gets a whole lot more complicated. … Continue reading
Posted in Mental Training, Sports
Tagged Athletes, cross training, exercise, High Performance, mental training, Sport, taking leadership in sport, training
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The Olympics are almost here
Coaches – no last-minute changes please Athletes get the medals; not coaches. Coaches get their rewards as an offshoot of their athlete’s success. The individual athlete or team players get the limelight; the coach gets the supporting role or honorable … Continue reading
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Tagged Athletes, Coaches, competition, high performance training, London Olympics, Olympic athletes, Olympics, physiology, practice, Sport, training, Zone
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