Athletes can experience mood swings on a daily basis. Their body language will become stiff, become angry for the simplest reason, or develop a short temper from daily stressors because of a current injury. Mood changes can happen from an injury and can develop depression and anxiety. Depending on how the athlete views the injury…
When an athlete becomes injured, psychological factors always become a crucial influence on how the athlete will handle the injury, how they recover from the injury, and if they will return to sport after the injury is healed. Based on multiple factors, like social support, will determine the psychological factors of the individual.…
During Self-Hypnosis, an athlete can induce self-hypnosis by getting “in the zone” which is often used to prevent distractions such as crowd noise, injury, pain, movement seen in peripheral vision, anger in an referee’s poor decision, etc.Have you ever experienced the ability to get in the zone to avoid similar distractions? What distractions, internal or…
Meditation has many physiological and psychological benefits (reduce stress, anxiety, depression, lower Blood Pressure, boost immune system). It takes dedicated practice sessions (20-30 minutes), a quiet place, proper posture, an object to focus, and a passive attitude to become proficient with meditation exercises. There are 4 Basic Elements of Meditation: A Quiet place Proper…
Negative feedback can be an emotional rollercoaster. Depending on how the individual interprets the negative feedback will depend on the feeling. Most people feel crushed, upset, painful emotion, concern, hurt, or feel horror. The feedback is not suppose to make someone feel this way, remember, feedback is the breakfast of champions! In the article, The…
Why do people stay in their comfort zone? Why is it so hard remove yourself from feeling safe? Just because something feels unfamiliar does not mean that is a bad thing. If you stay in your comfort zone, it is going to hard to grow as person, athlete, and in life. Coaches are always trying…