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 youve always done, youll get what youve always gotten. What do I need to do differently? Dont 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 Dont 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 Dont 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! Dont 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