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This document discusses how an athlete's pre-race mental state can impact their performance. It describes two mental states - telic (focused/serious) and paratelic (relaxed) - and how getting into the "wrong" mental zone can lead to poor performance. It provides strategies for athletes to get back into their optimal state by focusing on the big picture of their career, setting personal goals, taking a broader perspective, and rebalancing their thoughts. Staying in the right pre-race mental zone is key to achieving peak performance.
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- 2. Tale of TwoRowers Rower 1 Peak performance Rower 2 Peak performance
- 3. Tale of TwoRowers Rower 1 Too relaxed Rower 2 Too psyched up
- 4. Peak or Not-Peak Pre-race State Peak State Not-peak State Confident Determined Performwell Nervous Cautious Perform badly
- 5. Two Zones Telic Serious Forward-thinking Future-oriented Paratelic Relaxed “Go withthe flow” Enjoys present moment
- 6. Two Zones Focused Serious Forward-thinking Future-oriented Relaxed Relaxed “Go withthe flow” Enjoys present moment
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- 8. Two Zones Relaxed Relaxed “Go withthe flow” Enjoys present moment
- 9. Two Zones Relaxed Relaxed “Go withthe flow” Enjoys present moment
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- 12. True or false? 1.I think we should let the future look after itself
- 13. True or false? 2.I usually make decisions based on the way I feel at the time
- 14. True or false? 3.I like being in unpredictable situations during races
- 15. True or false? 4.I usually do things just for fun
- 16. True or false? 5.I generally don’t take things too seriously before races
- 17. True or false? 6.I like to take each race as it comes
- 18. True or false? 7.I tend to be impulsive during races
- 19. The Formula forSuccess Peak performance = Stay in right zone
- 20. The Wrong Zone Intothe “wrong” zone Focused Relaxed Paratelic Telic Bored Disinterested Waste of time Anxious Panic Distracted Relaxed Serious
- 21. Example “It went thissteady performance, nothing was going wrong … then all of a sudden I went to the unexpected, lying on the floor and it was like going from one extreme to the other.”
- 22. Example “I normally runaccording to how I feel but my team-mate turned it into a competition and it got too serious. It just made me feel anxious because I didn’t want to compete during a meaningless training session.”
- 23. How do weget in to the “wrong zone”? Environment Frustration Nature Example: Suddenly begins to pour with rain Example: All team-mates have been dropped Example: Stayed relaxed throughout the whole racing season
- 24. How do weswitch into the right zone?
- 25. Wrong Zone Into the “wrong” zone Returning tofocused Returning to relaxed
- 26. Wrong Zone Into the “wrong” zone Returning tofocused Returning to relaxed
- 27. Getting back toFocused 1. Big Picture • How does this event fit into your career? • What are the consequences of this performance? • What would be the best case scenario?
- 28. Getting back toFocused 2. Own Goals • If the competition feels too easy … • Set your own personal goals Example • Ride to a specific power • Specific cadence on climb • PB on time trial course
- 29. Wrong Zone Into the “wrong” zone Returning tofocused Returning to relaxed
- 30. Getting back toRelaxed 1. Biggest Picture
- 31. Getting back toRelaxed 1. Biggest Picture 10 races x 9 years
- 32. Getting back toRelaxed 2. Re-Balancing NegativePositive
- 33. Getting back toRelaxed 2. Re-Balancing • Identify what makes you feel good • Chatting with a friend • Listening to music • Grateful for the race • Sun shining and warm weather NegativePositive
- 34. Getting back toRelaxed 2. Re-Balancing • Identify what makes you feel good • Goal is to find 5 things • “Primes” your mind NegativePositive
- 35. Take-home Message 01 02 03 04 05 We havepeak and non-peak states Do you prefer to be serious or relaxed? Wrong state = poor performance Serious: “Big Picture” & “Own Goals” Relaxed: “Bigger Picture” & “Re-balancing”
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