The Wheel of Excellence Mental Toughness in Sport Gobinder Gill

Commitment Do you have clear goals that are challenging for the season ahead? Do you have clear goals that are challenging for the season ahead? What are you doing to achieve these goals in training? What are you doing to achieve these goals in training? How are you intending to improve your performance? How are you intending to improve your performance? Is your commitment to quality in training, learning, practice, preparation and performing strong enough to help you reach your goals? Is your commitment to quality in training, learning, practice, preparation and performing strong enough to help you reach your goals? Are you enjoying yourself? Are you enjoying yourself?

Focused Attention What kind of focus helps you perform best? What kind of focus helps you perform best? What focus helps you learn best? What focus helps you learn best? Do you have a plan that helps you fully connect? Do you have a plan that helps you fully connect? How do you intend to improve the consistency of your focus? How do you intend to improve the consistency of your focus? Can you practice this focus in training? Can you practice this focus in training?

Confidence Do you have belief that you can reach your desired goals? Do you have belief that you can reach your desired goals? Are you looking at the good things in your life in both sport and in life? Are you looking at the good things in your life in both sport and in life? Can you see your own progress? Can you see your own progress? Do you appreciate your own progress? Do you appreciate your own progress? Do you feel positive? Do you feel positive? Do you feel confident? Do you feel confident? Do you trust yourself with your preparation and focus? Do you trust yourself with your preparation and focus? Can you do better? Can you do better?

Positive Images Do you have a vision? Do you have a vision? Do you visit that vision? Do you visit that vision? Can you imagine performing the way you would like? Can you imagine performing the way you would like? Do you visit that performance and imagine it consistently? Do you visit that performance and imagine it consistently?

Mental Readiness Do you carry a positive mindset into everything you do in sport and work? Do you carry a positive mindset into everything you do in sport and work? What opportunities can you create for yourself? What opportunities can you create for yourself? Do you mentally prepare for training, competition? Do you mentally prepare for training, competition? Do you dwell on the positives or negatives? Do you dwell on the positives or negatives?

Distraction Control Can you control stressful situations? Can you control stressful situations? How do you control your stress? How do you control your stress? How do you attempt to focus when in stressful situations? How do you attempt to focus when in stressful situations? Can you consistently refocus following errors? Can you consistently refocus following errors? Do you turn negatives into positives? Do you turn negatives into positives? Do you have an action plan to cope with distractions? Do you have an action plan to cope with distractions?

Ongoing Learning Do you look at positives for yourself and others? Do you look at positives for yourself and others? What lessons do you draw upon from each training session or match? What lessons do you draw upon from each training session or match? Are you reflecting on the role of your mind set? Are you reflecting on the role of your mind set? Do you react to these reflections consistently? Do you react to these reflections consistently?