http://drjacksinger.com/overcoming-the-biggest-obstacle-to-sports-success/ Sports Psychologist, Clinical Psychologist, Motivation Speaker Tue, 28 Dec 2010 22:29:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://drjacksinger.com/overcoming-the-biggest-obstacle-to-sports-success/#comment-122 Visualize Sat, 17 Apr 2010 01:39:08 +0000 http://drjacksinger.com/?p=1338#comment-122 Yes I aggree, in fact one of my self talk phrases before I do anything, shoot a free throw or hit a tennis serve is to say "I can do this." then I focus on a particular skill, like hitting the serve at the peak or following through on my shot. I find that this helps reduce that anxiety that is associated with fear in these situations, like when I say, "dont double fault" or "dont miss this shot" Yes I aggree, in fact one of my self talk phrases before I do anything, shoot a free throw or hit a tennis serve is to say “I can do this.” then I focus on a particular skill, like hitting the serve at the peak or following through on my shot. I find that this helps reduce that anxiety that is associated with fear in these situations, like when I say, “dont double fault” or “dont miss this shot”

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