Netball North Harbour
Phone (09) 481-0022
Fax (09) 418-3381
MENTAL PREPARATION
SELF TALK
- Words that you say to yourself, out loud or in your head
- How well do you use words, phrases and sayings to motivate yourself and help you to keep focussed on performance in training and competition
GOAL SETTING
- Your ability to set goals in the areas of training, personal performance and competition outcomes
- How good are you at setting different types of goals, your ability to evaluate those goals and how often you would use them
EMOTIONAL CONTROL
- Looks at the way your emotions are affected by competition and training
- How well are you able to control your emotions when faced with uncertainty, disappointment or after making an error
RELAXATION
- Ability to control physical and mental reactions in exciting or stressful situations, so that you remain calm and in control
- Your ability to relax when under pressure, and your ability to use relaxation strategies during training and competition
ACTIVATION
- Ability to get pumped up using physical action and motivating self talk
- Your ability to increase your energy levels before training and competition
VISUALIZATION
- Ability of being able to see pictures in the mind, and being able to control those pictures to create a mental movie
- Your ability to rehearse performance in your mind and your ability to control the images you see
ATTENTION CONTROL
- Concentration, attention, control and focus are words which describe an ability to control what is being looked at, listened to and thought about
- Your ability to concentrate on the job to be done in competition and training and whether you are able to control distracting thoughts when they occur
POSITIVE THINKING
- Self talk that helps to motivate, improve confidence and focus attention on the job to be done
- Your ability to think about positive and useful thoughts in competition and training