You’re getting Anxious and you know you can do this, so what’s Changed?
“Things do not change; we change” - Henry David Thoreau Your studies have been going well and your confidence is at an all time high. Everything about your preparation for the upcoming major exam has been positive; consistent results in practice tests, above average percentages in preparatory exams, and no distractions stealing your study time. But, on the day, the pressure of the importance of the exam takes it toll. A negative voice of doubt... [Read More...]
High Performance Coaching, How to Talk to your Team
It would be a fair comment to say that behind every successful athlete, or team of athletes, there’s a successful coach but it would actually be more accurate to say that behind every successful athlete, there’s a successful coach-athlete relationship. “Make sure that team members know they are working with you, not for you” - John Wooden, basketball coach So what constitutes a successful coaching relationship? Well, first and foremost,... [Read More...]
What it takes to build your ‘Best’ Team
“The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don’t play together, the club won’t be worth a dime” - Babe Ruth, baseball legend “May the best team win” is a commonly heard expression at the beginning of a competitive sports event but the ‘best’ team isn’t necessarily the team made up of the ‘best’ players, the best team is exactly that;... [Read More...]
The secret skills of Great Leaders –Visioning the Future
“A vision is not just a picture of what could be; it is an appeal to our better selves, a call to become something more” - Rosabeth Moss Kanter, American business speaker Visualisation is a key mental skill in terms of achieving full potential in competitive sport. With visualisation, an athlete not only learns how to picture themselves in a winning performance, they learn to see beyond a picture of what could be by developing a clear vision... [Read More...]
“its not Unusual” or What I learnt from Tommy Woodward ?
Sitting in the living room on Sunday morning drinking coffee and listening to Tom Jones on Desert Island Discs . And he told the story of being a kid and how he would get his mother to introduce him in the kitchen. HIs real name was Tommy Woodward and he would get his mum to say “Ladies and Gentlemen Tommy Woodward and only then would appear from behind the kitchen curtain to start singing. Tom said when he heard his last name he know he would... [Read More...]
Get in the Zone, Stress Less, Succeed More.
“For this game you need, above all things, to be in a tranquil frame of mind” - Harry Vardon Top golfers know a thing or two about high pressure situations and as a Performance Coach I want to pass some of the secrets onto you. Imagine the eyes of thousands of spectators watching your every move on the golf course; close-up images of your every swing being displayed on huge TV screens for the benefit of those who don’t manage to bag a prime... [Read More...]
Golf Psychology and Skills for Life
“Baseball players quit and they take up golf. Basketball players quit, take up golf. What are we supposed to take up when we quit?” - George Archer, pro golfer It’s probably fair to say that golf is often thought of as an activity reserved for the retirement years in life. This is no doubt partly due to the relatively sedate nature of the sport compared to many other ‘hard and fast’ sports considered to be activities for the young. But,... [Read More...]
Using Golf Psychology for that Life Hole in One ?
“Once you get the basics down, it’s all mental” - Ken Venturi, pro golfer The golf psychology technique of visualisation is key to success in the game of golf. If you watch professional golfers in action, preparing to take a shot involves not only physical preparation in terms of achieving the correct stance and grip on the club, it involves mental preparation in terms of achieving the correct degree of focus and then visualising where they... [Read More...]
