The document discusses the importance of mental strength and training for peak sports performance in cricket. It provides perspectives from several international cricketers who emphasize that mental strength may be more important than physical ability. While physical training is common, little time is spent on mental training. The document advocates for incorporating mental skills training, such as developing mental toughness and happiness, into an athlete's regular routine. It describes a study that found mental strength sessions and individual happiness can significantly improve player performance and team success in cricket.

1. Sports Mental
Strength – the key
to peak performance
Trainer: Muhammad Ali
(NLP Trainer, Body Language Master
Trainer, SPORTS MIND COACH, Silva
Ultramind ESP Instructor,
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and a MIND ENGINEER)

2. Will you accept IF
ONE
or
TWO
or
SOME
Of your TEAM members STOP PHYSCIAL
TRAINING

3. What do you think
Physical training
Vs
Mental Training
P% / M% P% / M% P% / M% P% / M%
90 / 10 75 / 25 50 / 50 25 / 75
Or
P 10% / M 90%

4. Which Board game = Cricket

5. Typical Training Life Cycle
From 7 years old till 37 years old
• Physical Activity Mental Activity
– Warm Up Zero
– Physical training Below Zero
– Net practice Zero
– Match practice Self exploration
(Mistakes are reprimanded and confidence shattered,
the time when player needs support the most he gets it
least)

6. Typical Coaching Levels
PHYSICAL MENTAL
Level 1 Brief Intro
Level 2 1 Hour Intro
Level 3 2 Hours Inro
Level 4 Half Day Intro
Lot of time and energy is spent on physical
technique and coach’s ability to train on the ground
DO WE EMPHAISE ENOUGH ON MENTAL STRENGTH

7. International Crickets Believe
STEVE WAUGH
“Cricket is a game
that obviously requires talent,
but when talent is equal,
as it so often is,
the FORMULA FOR SUCCESS
comes from STRENGTH OF MIND.”
Barker, J., & Slater, M.(2015, July). It’s not just cricket: As the
2015 Ashes series comes to England, Jamie Barker and Matt
Slater consider the psychology at play. The Psychologist, 28,
552-557. https://thepsychologist.bps.org.uk/volume-28/july-
2015/its-not-just-cricket

8. International Crickets Believe
Glenn McGrath
“I think ability is a
10 to 20 per cent requirement, you
need
80 to 90 per cent mental strength.”
Barker, J., & Slater, M.(2015, July). It’s not just cricket: As the 2015
Ashes series comes to England, Jamie Barker and Matt Slater consider
the psychology at play. The Psychologist, 28, 552-557.
https://thepsychologist.bps.org.uk/volume-28/july-2015/its-not-just-
cricket

9. International Crickets Believe
Ashley Giles
“It’s a mix of high skill levels and
being clear mentally, strong
minded. With the noise and
pressure it’s about how you
control your emotions. “

10. Pakistani Legends on Mental Strength
Pakistan cricket changed when:
“Mushtaq Muhammad introduced
combativeness and Imran Khan
introduced mental strength”
The Tebbit Test: The Memoirs of a Cricketing Fanatic
"Waqar was a very strong bowler, not
as gifted as Wasim but much stronger
physically. Mentally Waqar was very
tough. Wasim would give up a little
bit when things got down; Waqar
would keep coming back”
http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/467961.html

11. Michael Jordan
“The mental part is the
hardest part, and I think
that’s what separates
the good players from
the great players.”

12. Novak Djokovic
“If we all trained our minds
as much as we are training
our muscles and physical
body, I think
we would
achieve and maximise our
potential.”

13. Another Aspect
• I considered hurting myself just to
show people how much pain I was
in. If you’ve got a broken leg you've
got a cast on your leg, people can
see you’ve got a problem but when
you’ve got mental problems there
is nothing evident to people to
show you need help.
Marcus Trescothick former England
cricketer

14. Stressors
• Guilt
– Personal Professional Life Balance
– Home sickness
– Bubble
– Burden of full filing team, country, media &
Sponsor obligations
– Maintain

15. Examples
• Marcus Trescothick and Michael Yardy both suffered
from severe depression
• It forced Trescothick to retire from international cricket
• Yardy had to return home from the 2011 Cricket World
Cup in India
• Jonathan Trott returned from the 2013/14 Ashes series
in Australia, he was suffering from a ‘stress-related
illness’ he later described as burnout.
• Alarmingly, cricket has also been posited as a sport
with one of the highest suicide rates (Frith, 2011)

16. General Factors
• Psycho-Performance Skills
– “My bad performance detracts me from my match
planning”
– “I bully opponents to bounce back from match
pressure”
– “My morale decreases when my team mates are
not performing well before me”
– “Overconfidence is harmful for my performance”

17. General Factors
• Perceived Psychological Support
– “My coach’s motivation before match increases
my performance”
– “I try to perform better than game plan given by
my coach”
– “I control myself if I am being cursed by others
during match”
– “My game improves by feedback of my friends
about my game”

18. General Factors
• Psycho-Competitiveness
– “I try to be committed to achieve my goal during
match”
– “My commitment encourages me in difficult
situations during match”
– “I perform well when I play without being
pressurized”
– “The more I think about my game, the more I
concentrate on my game”

19. Bad News
Most athletes
spend none of their time
training something that is a
major part of the reason why they
win or lose!

20. Good News
• You don’t need to train 1-4 hours
psychologically per day!
• Once you have learnt psychological
information and skills you actually only need
to train 1-10 minutes per day maximum
• However, what takes time is the early stage:
Learning the information and skills

21. Do you know how?
• Research shows focus on 2 things
the most
– Mental Toughness – can be
learned with an expert mental
coach
– Happiness – A Happy
performer is the best performer

22. Poor performance?
You did it before
And
Great news
You WILL AND CAN DO IT
AGAIN AND AGAIN
KEY IS MENTAL AWARENESS
2-3 sessions can be your game changer

23. Totterdell (2000)
• Study:
– 33 male professional cricketers (19-37 years) from 4
English county championship teams
– Each team studied for one championship match
– Pre-match Mental Strength Session
– Players used a pocket computer every day at 4 times:
• before play began
• during the lunch interval
• during the tea interval
• end of play
– Assessed:
• unhappy-happy mood
• subjective personal performance (good-bad)
• batting average
• bowling average (not enough bowlers for statistics)

24. 3 Important Results
• “The players’ own happiness significantly
predicted their own performance.”
– High individual happiness = High batting performance
• “There was a significant correlation between
a batter’s batting average and the
average mood of his teammates.”
– High team happiness = High batting performance
• “Mental Strength Session was the key to
mood change”

25. Sessions Offered
•Individual
•Smaller Groups
•Team

26. Clients
• Pakistan Women Cricket Team
• Rawalpindi Region Under 19 Cricket Team
• Pakistan Disabled Cricket Team
• Ajman Council Under 16 & 19 Cricket Teams
• Local and International cricket and tennis
players - Individual names are withheld and can be furnished upon request

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