We are at the beginning of the Pre-Olympic year. In fact the Olympic Games begin in Rio on August 6, 2016 and the Paralympic on September 7, 2016. For most of the athletes will start a decisive period for their sporting careers: they must train and compete to qualify for the most world important sport event. Each of them will live this time in a personal way. There are those who have not participated in the Olympics that they hope to achieve this goal, and next to them there are the more experienced athletes who have already had this experience but who want to be there and be competitive again. Even the psychological preparation is now an integral part of the programs of many athletes and teams. These programs are not only popular in Europe, North America and Australia but also in many Asian countries. So much so that it was just published a book entitled “Secrets of Asian Sport Psychology” which contains 22 experiences conducted in many nations of this continent.
Below there are the major psychological skills of Olympic medalists:
- High motivation and commitment
- Toughness
- High level of confidence under pressure
- Identification of objectives
- Emotion self-regulation in the decisive moments
- Having well-organized routine during competition
- Knowing cope with distractions and unexpected events
- Focus
- Visualization
In the world, this approach is not diffuse every where as it should be and for this reason many athletes do not reach the level they aspire also if they are technically and physically well prepared, because they do not spend resources in the mental coaching or because they rely on low-skilled professionals with no experience in international competitions.
In addition there is not an organization recognized to ask questions on this issue or to request a contact with a counselor for information on what is a program of mental coaching.
My company, CEI Consulting, wants instead to offer this FREE SERVICE to athletes, coaches and sport managers who want to know more about this aspect of sports training and competition.
To undertake a process of mental training necessary to know what to expect from it. In particular athletes and coaches will find specific answers in relation to:
- Timing of implementation of the program
- Skills that will be developed and optimized
- Utilities for the athlete and the coach
- And his mode of training periodization
- Frequency of participation of mental coach to practices and competitions
- Psychological evaluation of past races
Finally, the proposed system is absolutely new in collaboration with Enhanced Performance System of San Diego related to:
- Analysis and workout style attentional staff (team) compared with the demands attentive and speed / accuracy of the sport practiced
- Comparison between attentional and interpersonal style and that of the coach of the athlete (strengths of the report and likely points of friction)
- Identification of the level of Killer Instinct athlete, decisive in times of increased competitive pressure
- Feature Comparison attentive athlete with those of athletes from many nations who hold a world record
Those interested in knowing more in relation to mental coaching applied to their sport do not hesitate to contact us on: info@ceiconsulting.it
