Doug
04-14-2013, 12:00 PM
http://www.thepsychfiles.com/2012/09/ Ep 181
"Let’s talk sports psychology. When you participate in a sport do you talk to yourself? Do you try to “psych yourself up”, or do you give yourself instructions on how to hold a part of your body or how much energy to exert or when to hold back? This is the kind of self-talk that psychologists study and it’s interesting to learn when you say these things to yourself and when they’ll be most effective.
Read more: http://www.thepsychfiles.com/2012/09/#ixzz2QSRdiz4s"
Just listened to this. Found very interesting.
Instructional Self Talk for Fine Motor
Motivational Self Talk for Gross Motor/Endurance
When working on marksmanship, repeating front sight, smooth press has helped me.
When I am in a class, say in a competition drill, I do the Lightning McQueen stuff ;)
This podcast seems to explain why.
Thoughts and comments?
-Doug
"Let’s talk sports psychology. When you participate in a sport do you talk to yourself? Do you try to “psych yourself up”, or do you give yourself instructions on how to hold a part of your body or how much energy to exert or when to hold back? This is the kind of self-talk that psychologists study and it’s interesting to learn when you say these things to yourself and when they’ll be most effective.
Read more: http://www.thepsychfiles.com/2012/09/#ixzz2QSRdiz4s"
Just listened to this. Found very interesting.
Instructional Self Talk for Fine Motor
Motivational Self Talk for Gross Motor/Endurance
When working on marksmanship, repeating front sight, smooth press has helped me.
When I am in a class, say in a competition drill, I do the Lightning McQueen stuff ;)
This podcast seems to explain why.
Thoughts and comments?
-Doug