Achieve Successful Results through Visualization!
Many people have made use of the power of visualization to help them perform at their peak. This technique is favourably applied in the area of competitive sports where it is known as ‘mental rehearsal’.
Here’s an example illustrating the application of the technique and power of visualization
For many years, the Russians had always won and dominated the gymnastics event in the Olympic Games. The Americans trained just as hard and could not understand how the Russians were always able to perform at levels near perfection.
It was only much later that the Americans discovered that the Russians employed sports psychologists who contributed by designing mental training techniques as part of their regime.
The Russians’ used a secret technique of spending a few hours a day visualizing themselves doing the perfect jumps, twists and landings. This technique largely contributed to them to displaying performances that were always near perfection!
Today, all top athletes use the power of visualization to perform at their peak.
Another famous example, professional golf player Tiger Woods also talks about how he visualizes himself hitting the perfect ball and watching it land, even before he actually swings his club.
Mental vs. Physical Training
There was an experiment done comparing mental training with actual physical training. A group of men were divided randomly into three basketball teams. They were asked to shoot from the free throw line and their scores were recorded. For the next three weeks, each team went through a different training routine.
The first team physically trained for four hours. The second team did not shoot any hoops physically but imagined themselves shooting perfect shots for two hours a day. The third team was the control group so they were asked not to train at all.
After three weeks, the 3 different teams were retested and their scores recorded. The first team that trained physically scored an average improvement of 30%.
The second team that trained mentally also scored an average improvement of 30%. The third team showed no signs of improvement at all.
This experiment showed that mental training is amazingly as effective as actual physical practice. And if you were to combine both aspects, there could be astonishing improvements in results.
Visualization is a useful and powerful technique anyone could benefit from. Now that you are aware of this technique, use and learn it. It will definitely give you a competitive edge. Through proper study and application of this technique, we will be able to bring about greater changes and results in all aspects of our life
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Communicating as a Coach
Every player on teams looks for specific signs in order to be sure that they are being the most effective in their game. One of the major signs that every player is going to look at is the coach.
If you are a coach, you will want to make sure to use all of the signs that you can in order to make game time more effective and fun for your team players.
Communication as a coach is more than just telling the players what to do. It involves responding to the players at an individual level. It is taking the time to get to know your players as people.
One of the major ways that you as a coach can communicate with your players is by sending out verbal and non-verbal messages. For example, if you see that a player has done something right, but you cannot run onto the courts and tell them good job, then you can always let them know with your body language.
You can clap, give them a thumbs up, nod in acknowledgement, and smile. Give them some type of sign so when the player looks to the bench for acknowledgement, they are getting it. Affirmations with players, especially at the elementary level are vitally important.
You can use this same process in order to communicate plays, how well individual members are playing, and to help motivate them when you cannot be right by their side.
While you are communicating with your players, you will want to make sure that you keep everything in perspective.
It is always best to combine the idea of character to win the game, with other aspects of coaching. Teach your players that how they act and think counts just as much as how they play the game on the court. Combine this with affirmation towards the efforts that the players are making while they are performing. Sometimes showing affirmation and compassion towards their efforts will be the best motivation to keep the players in the game.
More than coaching players on the next move that they need to make is being a coach that is open to the possibilities of knowing what the team needs. By expressing this through your character, you will have the ability to make sure that all of the players are able to respond by playing a better game. And they will respond by playing a great game because they will feel your confidence in them and the right message sent from you, the coach.
Kathy Giegel has successfully coached basketball for over 25 years and loves every minute of it! She creates programs for all ages to anyone who wants to learn about basketball. Check out her newest creations at Http://www.courtsidekids.com.
I Just Don’t Understand!
Why doesn’t this person do what I want them to do? Can’t they just get along? Why is he so abrupt with everyone?
Why doesn’t she follow the steps in the process like they are meant to be followed? Why are so many mistakes made? Why do I have to follow up so much to make sure the work gets done?
Why don’t they take responsibility for the whole job? People problems! I just don’t understand!
I meet scores of people every day who just don’t understand why things are the way they are. Being caught up in the activity of work and life, they find it hard to step back and analyze what is going on. Many people in positions of authority and supervision often lack the knowledge and skills to solve those people problems and they become extremely frustrated, perplexed, and often withdrawn.
Does this ring true for you?
The result is that there exist unmet needs of people in the organization, unsolved people issues, and unacceptable behaviors and attitudes that fester and grow more destructive each day. You can sense that these problems exist when competent people are frustrated, in perpetual conflict, and turnover is above normal for their departments.
These destructive effects are often caused by people who need a more in-depth understanding and development of competencies in the following areas:
1. Modeling effective and productive basic personal work, supervisory, management, and leadership skills
2. Using positive and uplifting attitudes (way of thinking) in all situations
3. Effective interactions with different personality types
4. Recognizing and developing the potential and greatness that people possess
5. Positive win-win-win resolution of conflict
6. Being accountable and holding people accountable
7. Providing effective and positive feedback
8. Coaching in positive ways for improved behaviors and performance
9. Communicating in an enabling and empowering way
10. Projecting a caring and genuine interest in people
There are ten items in this list. Rate yourself on how well you accomplish each item with a scale of 1 (very very poor) to 10 (absolutely magnificent).
How well did you do? Now, give this article to all the people who work for you and have them rate you. How well did you do?
If there is a gap, then there is some serious work to do. If the score is below 50, there is still some serious work to do. If you are 80 or above, you should be in charge of the organization and I’ll work for you!
The real message in this article is this. If you feel insecure, have trouble understanding and working with people, have difficulty in some area of supervision, or are frustrated at the inability to effectively solve people issues, then it’s time to look at yourself and ask, “What must I learn and what skill(s) must I develop to become a highly effective and productive person, supervisor, manager, and leader?”
If you are having a problem answering that question, then get a COACH and invest in your future. Who better to invest in than yourself? What better way to accelerate the development of your knowledge, understanding, and competencies?
What better way to develop more of your unlimited potential and realize more of your greatness? What better way to leverage the present to create a bigger and brighter future for yourself and your organization?
I am that kind of COACH, having helped hundreds of people in this way. Why not you? Contact me and find out what is possible.
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Fast Access To Football Information
The National Football League is a ready source of information about all things that concern football in the United States. People generally will gain access to this type of information through the internet and relish on tidbits of information on football that they find in sports magazines. Some of the information will make fans feel like they have a pass to a game without ever leaving home.
A football fan has many sources for information that they can turn to at any time during the football season, and feel fully prepared to enjoy the sport during the off-season because they have access to data about training camps and drafts that occur before the regular football season ever begins. Most football fans just want to keep current by knowing the latest scores for football games played during a weekend.
Some are simply fans who want to keep track of the various changes that occur on their favorite team throughout the year. A fan can gain quite a bit of information on every team that belongs to the National Football League if they have enough time on their hands to read it all. Football is a very popular sport and people are always writing something good about it.
If a fan does not have enough time to go through the web pages, they can always download the information to files that they can store on their home computer or on a personal digital assistant. A football fan can also listen to audio books on football while they are sitting in a football stadium waiting for an NFL game to begin. There are a certain number of injury reports out there and fans need to know who is playing in the game and who is not.
There are status changes occurring all of the time in the world of professional football and fans want to listen to the NFL network broadcasts while they are at work. Most people enjoy hearing the play by play reports that are provided by sports commentaries at the beginning and end of each football game. The action in football can keep some fans riveted to the television all weekend and continue tuning them in on Monday night too.
The National Football League provides the latest and official information for all teams that are part of its organization. They also promote various organizations that offer scholarships for their athletes and the companies that provide equipment with their team logos on them. Fans can find all types of NFL gear in the sports shops throughout the internet or rely on the NFL to provide it at a good price.
Fans enjoy knowing which football players have signed new contracts to play with any team that is part of the National Football League. They might want to glance through the stats and select certain players to be part of their own fantasy football team. Football fans enjoy playing the game at home with family and friends, but will always make it a point to get tickets to at least one football game a season to keep their information current and up to the minute.
James Brown writes about http://www.nflgearshop.com