He did all of this so he could play well in tournaments.
However, in competition, he did not excel. He was very committed to the game. This kept my student from developing confidence and playing to his ability.
What would happen if you could banish your inner gremlins of the past before the biggest game or performance of your career? Would this help you perform with a better focus and confidence?
If we don’t address the inner gremlins, the other work we do to improve focus, confidence, and composure will amount to underachievement. The gremlins will override massive amounts of positive thinking.
One thing for certain – an athlete cannot perform up to his or her potential unless he or she can uncover and eradicate the gremlins who whisper negative statements at just the wrong time. Go check out the topics if you are ready to tame the internal gremlins: http://www.peaksportsnetwork.com/
What are inner gremlins? I am not talking about little green men here. He spent hours at the practice tee and green-honing his skills. You know the type – that little guy or gal inside your head who would not shut up and kept asking irrelevant questions. I’m talking about the voices of inner doubts, negative beliefs, and negative labels that plague athletes, and leave them to wallow in a comfort zone or to crumble under the pressure.
I recently worked with a high school athlete who was plagued by those nasty inner gremlins. He took a ton of lessons to improve his swing and putting stroke. Patrick Cohn is a master mental game coach who work with professional and amateur athletes, sports parents, and teams of all levels. Why did Joe struggle in competition if he worked so hard in practice and was so dedicated to his sport? Joe could not shake his inner gremlins – voices inside him that told him repeatedly that he would choke under pressure and kept reminding him of his past failures.. The first place to start with is to help athletes identify unhealthy beliefs, doubts, and strict outcome expectations that undermine performance.
Joe (not his real name) was a very hard-working golfer.
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As a result, Joe called himself awful “names” such as “You’re a choker – you choke every time under pressure” and “You’re a poor closer – you can’t get the job done under the heat.” All of this because he had blown a big lead in one tournament, which he could never forget and let go.
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