There is not only the tension of those athletes who are losing or in trouble during a race. There is also the one who was in the lead and begins to feel the tension that can no longer dominate, losing the opportunity to win or at least to do well. Often the athletes will say: “I do not know what happened, I felt just like before but I make a mistake.” These are the moments when they lose the sensitivity of their shots, they think to be as a moment before. Instead, the mind has fallen into the trap, it’s anesthetized and the athletes react like a robot losing the body control. They perform without realizing that the tension is growing and it bring them to move rigidly and not fluid, the actions lose their coordination, speed and accuracy, and in doing so theybegin to go down. It happens in all sports and just a mental program practiced with persistence and used during the races can be taught to overcome these negative moments.
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When the ball goes into the water, off his shoes and pants rolled up … so did Jason Day at the hole two during the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville. He did not only a bath in the watert but also a bath of humility to remember to yourself how hard it’s to do your best.
As a sport psychologist I often met parents of young players to give them the tools so that they can effectively support their children in sport. Just one of these meetings, and I unexpectedly received a letter from a mom. I public it gladly because it may be nurture the thought of those who live the youth football.
“The first time the doctor told me it will be a male.I immediately thought: play as all children in football and will be a super player. Think about how many goals will! Unfortunately fate did not want this. My son never play football and he will never walk. I did not deny that the discovery of illness of my son fell upon the world, but then move on.
You’ll wonder what all this has to do with today!
I am writing to let you know that maybe it does not matter if your child does not have the number 10, unless he play in every game. All this will surely give you hassle because you will say:
- I paid and then I right that my son gaming
- Always play the same
- My son is no less good than others.
Have you ever placed a question? My son what think about all this? And if I do not intrude on his sport? Maybe he is so happy to be with friends and have fun.
I speak out of everything, because I’ll never have these problems. But just because they are outside of these issues, I can assure you that no matter to show the whole world that your son is the number one. It’s important to see that they are happy and serene, and if he missed a penalty, if they’re on the bench, if he does not play 100% don’t defend them. It’s up to you to make them feel the number one, in any situation. My number one will never be able to kick a ball.
Let them free to play then that will be the number one.
Think back to when my son comes home from school crying and says,
“Mom, I also want to play football. Why I can’t?”
(by Daniela Sepio)
It’s with great pleasure that I introduce the new initiative of Telematic University San Raffaele, Rome. It decided to open a University Master Degree in Sport Psychology in which I will be the scientific director. It’s a unique experience in Italy, because the challenge facing us is to combine teaching with web, workshop in the classroom and a supervised internship in sports organizations. We are building the best that can be provided in the Italian sports science and certainly the internship will provide an opportunity for psychologists to know and learn from the world of sport. As you know I have dedicated my life to the affirmation and development in Italy of this discipline of psychology and I am honored that the Telematic University San Raffaele has agreed to take on this new challenge in an innovative field requiring specific and competent professional skills.
The course is open to graduates in psychology. For admission, you must have to graduate in Psychology obtained in Italy or degree in Psychology.
The Master provides 1,500 hours of work by the student (60 credits), divided into online classes, workshops on-site, a supervised internship in institutions and sports organizations and the preparation of a final project work.
The internship, which lasts for four months, will be held in structures such as the FIGC Football Schools, sports clubs and other sports organizations on the national territory.
The work carried out during the internship will be presented in the Project work discussed at the end of the Master.
In order to participate in the Master, whose launch is scheduled for December 2014, you need to reach the pre-registration application no later than October 1 pv.
The registration fee amounts to € 2,500.00.
At the end of the course of study will be graduating from the Master’s Degree in “Sport Psychology” awarded by the Chancellor of the Telematic University San Raffaele, Rome.
For more information: masterpsicologiadellosport@unisanraffaele.gov.it
