WHAT IS SPORT PSYCHOLOGY?

 WHAT IS SPORT PSYCHOLOGY?

Regardless of the level of sport you play, professional or amateur, it is always possible to improve the quality of your performance.. Sports Psychology is now considered to be an essential and integral a component of the athlete’s total training package. Along with proper physical training, nutrition and coaching, learning how to focus on specific, goal-oriented thoughts while preventing any distracting thoughts. Mental fitness teaches you to be in “the Zone”–a place where counterproductive thoughts and anxiety do not exist.

The research on Sports Psychology is quite clear: athletes that incorporate mental training perform better than athletes in the same sport without the use of those techniques. The principles and techniques learned and applied to improve the quality of the athlete’s performance is not limited to the sport itself. Rather, athletes who learn how to be mentally fit find that they apply the same “tricks” to improve the quality of their personal lives and relationships.