Sports medicine

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Sports medicine

Today in sports athletes endure many mental and physical obstacles from there competitive environment. Many of today's best athletes work with sports psychologists to help them handle the pressures found in this competitive atmosphere. One question that athletes ask is, why cant they play in big games as well as they anticipate themselves doing? Sports psychologists feel that spending all their time on body conditioning and athletic skills will not ensure that athletes reach their peak performance.

Through various studies, psychologists conclude that the psyche aspect must

also be in shape to maximize the performance potential in sports as well as

education or running a business corporation. Psychologists conclude that

by fine-tuning athletic skills, and making real-life movements more

automatic, it will install a sense of calmness as athletes prepare for the

pressure of competition. They call this technique guided imagery. They

use this technique for the mental aspect of fundamental skills.

Psychologists recommend that athletes mentally practice their events on the

eve of competition.

When it comes to sports, the winning edge throughout the world of

sports may have less to do with strength and talent, and more to do with,

what sports psychologists call it, mental toughness. Sports psychologists

James Loehr, calls "mental toughness," the ability to handle and even enjoy

the psychological pressure of a competitive situation. (Harry Hurt, 1996,

p.12) Many of today's best athletes seek help from sports psychologists, in

order to help them with their overall game.

Negative thoughts and psychological pressure from competitive

moments; create many distractions for athletes who do not focus mental

pictures in their minds. A vivid picture, is one that allows individuals

to see stress and negative thoughts as a challenge, rather than a threat.

Psychologists assist athletes in coping with many obstacles that might

occur, so that when they get in a pressured dilemma, they can react quickly

to the situation. Prior to the 1992 Olympics sports psychologists James

Loehr, spent a considerable amount of time mentally preparing Jansen's mind

to set high goals, so that he wouldn't repeat failure, as he experienced,

in the last two Olympics. (Harry Hurt 1996, p.12)

Psychological pressure has a major effect on a...

... middle of paper ...

...life not just sports.

As an Athlete myself I can testify for the psychologist that even

when I practiced for hours on end with out being in the right mental mind

frame I was not on top of my game. Also I noticed that when I was mentally

prepared for a game even if I had not practiced my skills as much that week

I still performed very well during that weeks game. But I also noticed

that when I practiced during the week visualized myself hitting the winning

homerun or striking the last batter out and than was able to relax before

the game, I play my best and others notice it to.

In closing, people such as, Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, and Bill

Clinton, are some of many individuals participating in different

occupations, with different skill levels, faced with ongoing crisis that

are daily. Maintaining a solid sub-conscentious mine, they were able to

achieve maximum potential and results. It takes all of these components

outlined in this report to accomplish the objectives. However, all were

able to control the mental aspects that enable them to achieve higher goals

than the average person in today's society, through this educational

process of self therapy.

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