Psychological warm up

Question 1

what’s the definition of a psychological warm up?

Answer 1

a performer gets mentally ready to give their very best

Question 2

what does a good warm up ensure?

Answer 2

ensures all of a performers attention is totally focused on the performance and nothing is able to distract from the task in hand and helps them to manage nerves and control outside pressure

Question 3

what are the different ways an athlete can do a psychological warm up?

Answer 3

-positive self talk
-trigger words
-recapping relevant goals
-stretching
-visualisation

Question 4

positive self talk

Answer 4

where the athlete talks to themselves using positive phrases, to keep them confident and push away doubts

Question 5

trigger words

Answer 5

words which the individual says to remind themselves of the teaching points they must remember

Question 6

recapping relevant goals

Answer 6

the athlete will go over all their goals to help them achieve the goal they are aiming for

Question 7

stretching

Answer 7

periods of stretching which allows a performer to carry out breathing and relaxation exercises/techniques

Question 8

visualisation

Answer 8

visualising yourself winning the race and performing well

Question 9

mental rehearsal

Answer 9

practicing the skill in your head before actually doing it