Unlimiting Your Thinking Perception Stretches

Athletes at all levels of sports sabotage their own thinking before they ever set foot on an athletic field or court. Their attitude is the problem, and they are not willing to ‘stretch’ their thinking to push themselves to their maximum capability

10 Rules for Performance Stretchers

A Loss Becomes A Gain Make Adjustments Learn from mistakes Capitalize from the lesson

If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten. What do I need to do differently? Don’t be afraid to make a change Try a new Technique Employ visualization Training… Add… Subtract

Imagination is More Powerful than the Will Be creative training and competition Don’t be afraid to innovate Make it fun Fosbury!

Bodies work perfectly, Minds get in the way After you master a skill, allow the body to take over Don’t over think Peak Performance requires you to Quiet the Left side of your brain

Limitations are Temporary You set limits on yourself! Those around you help set limits! Don’t be afraid to dream to dream of higher levels of performance Make that level a common place

Anyone can play any sport better Athlete in your sport. Break down their skills Practice those skills Visualize the skills you can do

Events have no meaning except what you give them Anxiety is not tangible YOU create fear and anxiety not the event Relaxation Reflection

Getting better is more important than winning Just winning limits and cheats you of your potential Winning will take care of itself Low end competition keeps you on the low end of the competitive structure

PRACTICE like you PLAY Keep Focus Keep Intensity Energy Fundamentals

The more you expect from a situation, the more you will achieve High Expectancy Theory Trying to rally is better than trying to hang on Focus on the possibility of real success Modest expectations produce modest results