concentration Parts of Concentration focus maintaining focus

1. By
Bahar Hussain

2.  “concentration refers to a person’s
ability to exert deliberate mental effort
on what is most important in any given
situation”
(Moran 2004)

3.  It is taking possession by the mind, in
clear and vivid form, of one out of what
seems several simultaneously possible
objects or trains of thought.
(William james 1890)

4.  Concentration is seen to have 4 parts :
1. Focusing on relevant environmental cues.
2. Maintaining attentional Focus.
3. Situation Awareness.
4. Shifting Attentional Focus.

5. 1. Focusing on relevant environmental
cues.
 focusing on the relevant environmental
cues, or selective attention.
 Irrelevant cues are either eliminated or
disregarded.

6. For example:
When learning to dribble, a basketball
player typically needs all of her
attention to be placed on the task,
which means watching the ball
constantly.

7. 2. Maintaining attentional Focus
 This can be difficult, yet few can
sustain a high level of play for an
entire competition.
 The longer the concentration, the
better performance.

8. Example.
Ian Botham (former cricketer) switched
his concentration on and off as necessary
to keep his appropriate attentional focus:
I switch off the moment the ball is dead—
then I relax completely and have a chat
and joke. . . . But as soon as the bowler
reaches his mark, I switch back on to the
game. I think anybody who can
concentrate totally all the time is
inhuman. I certainly can’t.

9. 3. Situation Awareness
 The most important factor of
concentration
 what is going on around him,
 this ability allows players to size up
game situations, opponents and
competitions.

10. For exmple
A basketball player needs to keep an
eye on the ball, opponents as well as
his own teammates for the formulation
of his own strategy.

11. 4. Shifting Attentional Focus:
 Often it is necessary to shift
attentional focus during an event.
This attentional flexibility is known as
the ability to alter the scope and focus
of attention as demanded by the
situation.

12.  Example.
Batsman intensely focusing on the
bowler must need to shift his attention
to the fielder after He hits the ball into
the deep.

13. THANKs
For
Listning.