Improving Performance in Athletes
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Imagine, once again, that you are the first-year coach of a new college basketball program (as in your Unit 2 discussion, Athletic Skills: Nature or Nurture?). Your team is on a five-game losing streak, and morale is low. Despite maintaining optimal performance levels in practice, all but one of your starting players have shown decreases in their field-goal percentages during games, and turnovers and unforced errors are on the rise.
Select one of the focus activities or exercises from your Premier Sport Psychology Mental Training System workbook, and discuss how you might use it to redirect your players’ focus and resurrect performance levels during games. Consider the following questions:
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