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- 1. The Mind and the Game Jason Brennan Mental Skills Coach and Psychotherapist
- 2. Setting the Scene Personal responsibility for comfort levels Harness the experience in the room Team strength through sharing Individual participation focus Group process
- 3. Reflection Process Today - Take time to reflect & listen Encourage yourself mentally Encourage others where you can Be open to the process to help it work
- 4. Harnessing your feelings How many primal feelings are there? What are they? How does knowing them help?
- 5. Using the feeling Fear Bull Jumper clip
- 6. The Dis-Stressed Mind Take 5 minutes to write an answer to the question: When do I feel most stressed in competition?
- 7. Existing Strategies Small Group Discussion What are the type of things you do now, when your mind is dis-stressed?
- 8. Physical Grounding Physical grounding or Earthing is defined as placing one's bare feet on the ground whether it be dirt, grass, sand or concrete (especially when humid or wet).... When you ground to the electron-enriched earth, an improved balance of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system occurs. Ref: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/11/04/why-does-walking-barefoot-on-the-earth-make-you-feel-better.aspx
- 9. Psychological Grounding Psychological grounding is a technique that helps keep someone in the present....reorienting a person to the here-and-now and in reality. Grounding skills can be helpful in managing overwhelming feelings or intense anxiety. They help someone to regain their mental focus from an often intensely emotional state. Ref: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/11/04/why-does-walking-barefoot-on-the-earth-make-you-feel-better.aspx
- 10. Grounding Technique Find your feet with your mind, make contact with the ground. Do this now
- 11. Body position What does this look like?
- 12. Breath Easy – Technique 2 • Practise focusing on your breathing. • In 1,2,3,4..... • Out 1,2,3,4... • In 1,2,3,4..... • Out 1,2,3,4.... • Slowing down • Add more numbers, go higher if feeling like it • Then back to natural breathing style
- 13. Dive Reflex – Technique 3 • Dive reflex – lowering heart rate by 25% • Can be used on the pitch with ice cold water on your face, followed by a grounding technique • Dive reflex could be easily linked to team call like ‘cool head’ – be alert, think quickly, mark up, focus!
- 14. Mindfullness – Technique 4 Mediation App for iphone
- 15. Integration process In two groups, discuss: 1. How can these techniques be integrated into your training? 2. How can these techniques be integrated into your game? Group feedback
- 16. Destructive thoughts and feelings Negative influences (negative self talk) 18 common negative thoughts (NATS)
- 17. Know your thoughts - Get to know your inner monologue, your inner thoughts – your self talk. - From the list, write out the ones you know that you do sometimes - Know that you do these, know that you can change them!
- 18. Power of the Mind Wim – The Ice man video
- 19. Reframing – Technique 5 • Take any stressful situation and begin to reframe it, as both clips show • Fear is good – it is powerful • Challenges make us stronger • Belief is powerful energy • It’s source is the mind • Use it, don’t get used by it!!!
- 20. Harness the Powerful Mind Know yourself and your powerful influences • Who do you respect........ • Who do you listen to........ • Who do you want to emulate? Write these names out and why
- 21. Visualisation – Technique 6 Hero, Mentor and Self Pride exercise Names, pictures and accomplishments.....
- 22. Time to Practice Practice combining these techniques – • Grounding • Breathing • Dive • Mindfullness • Reframing • Visualisation
- 23. The Key to the Brain Muscle • Practice • Practise • Practise Rewire, Reinforce..........Rewire, Reinforce
Editor's Notes
- Learn how to recognise and postpone feeling Sadness maybe come as disappointment, use this recognition to move on in the moment – plenty of time after the game to feel and express sadness but it may not be necessary by then because situation has changed to one of happiness from winning. Time later to review own performance and plan development
- Fear and the bull jumper. Fear is very useful if harnessed “Fear is what keeps me safe” Slow dark muscles and oxygen – laughter “I have a sensation of power – that I am bigger than him” That my heart fills with joy – I am dancing with the bull” He is saying that beyond the fear it is fun – it makes him happy doing what he does
- Exercise 1
- Exercise on present day techniques Learn from the groups strength and experience in the group
- Ref: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/11/04/why-does-walking-barefoot-on-the-earth-make-you-feel-better.aspx Your immune system functions optimally when your body has an adequate supply of electrons, which are easily and naturally obtained by barefoot contact with the Earth. Research indicates that electrons from the Earth have antioxidant effects that can protect your body from inflammation and its many well-documented health consequences. For most of our evolutionary history, humans have had continuous contact with the Earth. It is only recently that substances such as asphalt, wood, rugs, and plastics have separated us from this contact. It is known that the Earth maintains a negative electrical potential on its surface. When you are in direct contact with the ground (walking, sitting, or laying down on the earth's surface) the earth's electrons are conducted to your body, bringing it to the same electrical potential as the earth. http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/11/04/why-does-walking-barefoot-on-the-earth-make-you-feel-better.aspx Some recent evidence exists supporting the Earthing approach involving multiple studies documenting that Earthing improves blood viscosity, heart rate variability, inflammation, cortisol dynamics, sleep, autonomic nervous system (ANS) balance, and reduced effects of stress. Exercise – go outside for a couple of minutes – take off your shoes and socks and feel the ground yourself – feel the grass between your toes, under your feet.
- Ref: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/11/04/why-does-walking-barefoot-on-the-earth-make-you-feel-better.aspx
- Take a minute to go into your feet. Slow yourself down and connect with how your feet feel. Find your feet with your mind Remember the sensation of the grass between your toes, touching the soles of your feet Feel and breath into the sensation
- This is the international sign for surrender Think about other ways to get your breath that look might look better Hands on hips actually is a confident posture, especially if you project confidence – producing more serotonin and creating more confidence (like in interviews) Bend down and touch the grass or fix your lace and sit back and breath
- When you are breathing you can still listen and look at what is happening, while you are silently counting in your head – still be alert. Breathing exercises will slow your system and feed you blood with oxygen
- Article in time magazine Explain mindfullness App on iphone
- Group discussion Integrate training the mind into weekly/ daily routine When could you individually or as a group practise some of these techniques?
- CBT – psychological Racketeering and internal influences. Self talk and historic influences
- Exercise 5 Get examples of alternative thoughts from the group
- Listen to what he is saying – this reflects what he is thinking “anybody can do what I do, it is trainable’ – he just uses meditation “The water looks good, inviting, attractive, powerful – inviting me to come in and take part” “I don’t feel the cold, I feel the power – I don’t feel the pain because I am stronger than the pain in that moment.” He endures, stay calm, even enjoys it (singing) “Its a privilege to be here” Looking around, using his creative thinking, connecting with experience in a pleasurable way or frame of mind “I feel charged, sort of charged, a bit electric” What does he do after he gets out? He goes for a run!
- Exercise 6
- Using the mind to recall these people and the energy associated to them Connect with your own strength and your pride in yourself