PROCRASTINATION

Posted by Coach Excellence on June 23, 2017 in Mind Work |

PRO…CRAS….TIN….ATION By James Caan. Procrastination, AKA the thief of time, is one of the main contributors to the lack of productivity in any scenario. We’ve all done it. Putting off a task and convincing ourselves it’ll all be fine… until we decide to conquer it last minute and cause even more stress. I think it’s […]

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COMPETITION MINDSET

Posted by Coach Excellence on June 23, 2017 in Competition, Mind Work |

IS THE WALL THE PROBLEM? I had the good fortune of attending a conference conducted by Carol Dwek a while ago, yet her concepts of how we approach our work and sport is still firmly lodged in my brain. Carol talked about “mindset” when applied to athletes, coaches, staff, volunteers. Her concept of Fixed or […]

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HAVE YOU TRAINED YOUR BRAIN?

Posted by Coach Excellence on June 23, 2017 in Mind Work |

HAVE YOU TRAINED YOUR BRAIN LATELY? Changing thoughts and habits: an ongoing project… Human beings think. We think all the time. It is a central factor in our lives; our experience of reality is shaped by the moment-by-moment flow of our thoughts. As long as we can still learn, we can change our thought habits. […]

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STAYING IN FOCUS

Posted by Coach Excellence on June 22, 2017 in Mind Work |

Staying in Focus Staying focused on what you need to do in order to overcome the obstacles in front of you, is a main ingredient to reaching success. You may have never heard of Karoly Takacs, but in the 1940’s he was well known in Hungary as a national hero. Everyone who knew his story […]

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INCREASING CONCENTRATION

Posted by Coach Excellence on June 22, 2017 in Mind Work |

HOW TO INCREASE YOUR CONCENTRATION Are you the master of your mind? Or the master of you is mind? These concentration exercises will help you to master your mind. Take a book and count words in any page of it. Count the number of “t” or “s” on the page or paragraph Count from 100 […]

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TRAIN YOUR BRAIN

Posted by Coach Excellence on May 25, 2017 in Mind Work |

BRAIN TRAINING   Training comes in many forms depending the sport you have selected. For shooting the best physical training for the sport is swimming and exercise similar to Tai Chi.  Add to this walking one kilometre a day with breathing exercises by inhaling through the nose and exhaling through the mouth. Swimming because it […]

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FORMS OF MENTAL REHEARSAL

Posted by Coach Excellence on May 25, 2017 in Mind Work |

Forms of Rehearsal by Tricia Van Nus   Mental Rehearsal – This is the most common form of rehearsal and coaches use this tool to help the athlete to stay on task and reinforce the skills.  This form of rehearsal has many names, visualization, imagery, and rehearsal.  It is often used during the loading of each shot […]

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MENTAL BAG OF TRICKS

Posted by Coach Excellence on May 25, 2017 in Mind Work |

By Tricia Van Nus. CREATE A SOLID BASE   If the mind is to succeed, then it will do so, after the creation of a solid base of knowledge, experimentation and training.  Trying something once and expecting a miracle is just not going to happen.  Know your mind and body, train your mind and body, and success […]

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THINKING DURING A MATCH

Posted by Coach Excellence on May 25, 2017 in Mind Work |

THINKING DURING A MATCH thoughts by Tricia Van Nus    TO THE ATHLETE: The Range Official has said the magic word ….”start”…. you shoot your sighter groups and are happy with those – now to the match shots ….. it is only then that you notice little changes occurring in your tough “ready to go” approach. […]

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