In a radio interview Monday the question was:
How important is mental training?
Short answer: mental training is paramount! It’s more important than physical training or technical training… everything starts in the MIND, yet it is under-utilized. Athletes at the highest level use this form of training on a regular bases to maintain their level of play. Young athletes can get a head start and train their brain NOW!
The more neurological pathways we build allows us to do more… from swimming to playing soccer, from Olympic high jump to boxing. The more connections we have established in our complex neuro-network… our brain, the more breathtaking our athletic achievements will be! Does your training challenge your current capabilities? Training should encompass all fascists of…
Science tells us that genetics determines your physical makeup like height, eye colour, bone structure and your ability to become a good soccer player like your mother or 100 meter sprinter like your father. However the study of Epigenetics which means above your genes, says you have more control over your destiny than first believed….
Conditioning yourself to be your own source of positive feedback is paramount. Some of the most successful people in life, in sports are those who truly love what they do and pour all their energy into what they do. Everything they touch seems to glow with that same energy… why is that? The field of…
Running, Swimming, Jumping, riding a Bike and playing sports all come from a well trained neurological network, how well you play, run, swim or jump all come from how well you prepared… how well you’ve trained your Brain and body connection? I left weights so I’m good…? Your nervous system plays a bigger role in…
The human body is a spectacular configuration of Muscles, Organs, Tendons, Bones and a whole host of other components that make up this fascinating structure. The Brain, the body’s control Centre is beyond anything ever studied in mankind’s history. Currently we only use a small fraction of this great phenomenon, somewhere between 5-10%… This small…
Many times when watching sports we miss the psychology part of the game, for example when we see a baseball player walking up to the plate adjusting the strap on his glove 3 or 4 times before stepping into the batter’s box, or we see Soccer players stepping out of the tunnel on to the…