1. Introduction to Mental Imagery Coach Doron

2. Agenda Definition Definition Actual mental imagery exercise Actual mental imagery exercise Research Research Notes Notes Homefun Homefun

3. Mental Imagery Definition What is it? What is it? A form of simulation with as much sensory experience but the entire experience occurs in the mind A form of simulation with as much sensory experience but the entire experience occurs in the mind

4. Mental Imagery Script Let’s try one out! Let’s try one out! Get comfortable and here we go… Get comfortable and here we go…

5. Why is Mental Imagery Useful? Allows you to go through positive experiences before you actually do it Allows you to go through positive experiences before you actually do it Improves concentration Improves concentration Builds confidence Builds confidence Controls emotional responses – Controls emotional responses – –against cheap shots – how will you react? Will you try and play into their game and allow them to pull you off of yours or will you be patient

6. Why is Mental Imagery Useful? Practice improving a skill Practice improving a skill Recovering from injury Recovering from injury

7. Types of Imagery Internal Imagery: Imagine the execution of a skill from your own perspective Internal Imagery: Imagine the execution of a skill from your own perspective External Imagery View yourself from the perspective of an external observer (camera’s perspective) External Imagery View yourself from the perspective of an external observer (camera’s perspective) Better to do internal imagery 80% vs. external imagery 20% Better to do internal imagery 80% vs. external imagery 20%

8. Coach Doron’s Top 10 Guides to Effective Mental Imagery Use all the senses Use all the senses 10) Hear 10) Hear 9) Eyes (most important of the senses but it is important to experience the others) 9) Eyes (most important of the senses but it is important to experience the others) 8) Feel 8) Feel 7) Taste 7) Taste 6) Sound 6) Sound Acronym  HEFTS (Heart, Effort, Focused, Trust, Sacrifice) Acronym  HEFTS (Heart, Effort, Focused, Trust, Sacrifice)

9. Coach Doron’s Top 10 Guides to Effective Mental Imagery 5) Vivid pictures (the more vivid the better) 5) Vivid pictures (the more vivid the better) 4) Use more internal perspective 80% vs. external perspective 20% 4) Use more internal perspective 80% vs. external perspective 20% 3) Use real time (1 second = 1 second) 3) Use real time (1 second = 1 second) 2) It is not practice makes perfect but rather perfect practice makes perfection 2) It is not practice makes perfect but rather perfect practice makes perfection 1) 100% positive! Expect nothing less 1) 100% positive! Expect nothing less

10. Homefun Homefun 100 words as a team; send me an email if you are not added to the google document 100 words as a team; send me an email if you are not added to the google document Tell me what it means to be a Panther Tell me what it means to be a Panther Write 150-200 words of your own mental imagery script Write 150-200 words of your own mental imagery script Begin with the feeling of being in the middle of your own room Begin with the feeling of being in the middle of your own room Pay attention to detail and Doron’s Top 10 list Pay attention to detail and Doron’s Top 10 list Practice at least once and write the date and time; score yourself 0 (poor) -10 (excellent) Practice at least once and write the date and time; score yourself 0 (poor) -10 (excellent) Hand it in next meeting Hand it in next meeting We will then work on a sport specific script. We will then work on a sport specific script.