Training Your Mind (PST)

Successful because you are able to control your thoughts and feelings

Important to stay focused and in control

To control balance between relaxation and arousal, awareness of psychological states has to increase

Example in Athletes:
A soccer player such as Cristiano Ronaldo taking deep breaths before taking a free kick or penalty shot

Relaxation: state of being mentally and physically calm
Good because being relaxed improves performance and enhances coordination

Arousal: state of mind, where one is psychologically awake and focused
Successful as it motivates you and give you the drive and readiness to fulfil a task

Successful: Helps focus attention, essential to maintain and enhance motivation

Extremely powerful technique used in the enhancement of a performance.
Vital strategy implemented to be successful in any environment.

Example in Athletes: Usain Bolt discusses how he follows the goal setting technique.
https://www.itv.com/news/update/2013-09-19/usain-bolt-setting-goals-is-the-key-to-my-success/

When the self-talk is upbeat and self-validating, the results can boost your productivity, therefore it is successful

This is where the internal conversations take place.
It is the inner voice that says our opinions and evaluations on what you're doing as you're doing it.
You can hear what your own self is saying.

Examples in Athletes: Joe Hart, English goalkeeper gives himself a self-talk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjYlBFXxda0

Part of sports psychology

It is successful because it improves the quality of athletic movement, increases power of concentration, and serves to reduce pressures of competition on the athlete while the confidence of the athlete is being built.

Occurs when an athlete is able to create an image(s) related to their sport without a stimulation, they are mentally generated.

Example in Athletes:
https://www.peaksports.com/sports-psychology-blog/how-olympians-use-mental-imagery-to-improve-success/
Diver, Troy Dumais, a 4 time Olympian used the technique of visualization to mentally practice his performance.
"If you can see yourself hitting a dive, the chances of you hitting a dive increase greatly."