mental
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What Your Emotions Are Trying To Tell You
From a wonderful X post today, here is a list which needs to be embedded into you self talk… Anger usually means a boundary was crossed. Anxiety is your brain preparing, not breaking. Sadness is asking you to slow down and grieve. Jealousy reveals what you secretly want for yourself. Guilt means your values and…
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Mental Coaching or Peak Performance Coaching?
Is there a difference between those two? What do you think? Here is my explanation… but you do not need to agree.
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The Happy Zone Game –> Making Archery Training a Little Bit More Fun
When an arrow is shot, there is an emotional reaction to the result on the target. Every archer has a Happy Zone –> when the target result is kinda good enough so you get a little smile inside and tell yourself that YES I can do this. You will know what is outside the zone…
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A New Way to Look at Target Panic
Originally posted on A Blog for Archery Coaches: Since we are not even close to a definitive explanation of target panic as experienced by archers, I feel it is important to get every possible idea into print, so that future investigators will have a place to start from. In this case I think a very…
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Training Your Self Care
As a lifeguard back in the 1980´s and 1990’s, I was trained to prevent accidents as it was so much easier than doing rescues. Learning to see risks before something happens is key to keeping yourself safe. There are dangers in this world. Plus it is always rather shocking when you realize that you are…
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Popcorn –> How to do a Brain Dump
If you are not doing it yet, then this is the time to start. There is a huge list of benefits to incorporating journaling into your mental health routine. But for some clients, starting a journal is just too scary / too boring / or just to big of a change. So here is an…
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10 Minute Toughness. The Mental Training Program for Winning before the Game Begins by Jason Selk (2009)
10 Minute Toughness. The Mental Training Program for Winning before the Game Begins by Jason Selk (2009) I read this book when I first started to compete in archery back in 2009. My previous game plans used in swimming and triathlon did not quite work in this new sport. I used to be focused on…
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How to Improve Mental Focus During Performances
To improve focus during performance, you must train your recharge efficiency. As a suggestion to anyone dealing with concentration issues (be it archery, golf, tennis) here is my routine: –> Take a recharge breath while loading. Feel my ideal shot before starting the next sequence. I am taking full control over my mental state before…
