April 2015 - KPEX Consulting- Sport Psychology and Mental Toughness Training

A Performance Slump: It’s All in Your Head

Posted on April 6, 2015January 22, 2019 by akimball

You are What You Think: Thinking Your Way into Great Performances Someone once said, “A slump is like a soft bed, easy to get into and hard to get out of”. I disagree; I think a performance slump can be easy to get out of if you know how. A slump begins in our head and ends in our head-once you think you are in a performance slump, you are. Once you think the slump is done, it...

Sport Psychology 411

Posted on April 6, 2015January 22, 2019 by akimball

What is Mental Training? Mental training, also known as sport psychology, is similar to physical training in that the goal is to prepare athletes to consistently perform their best. While physical training focuses on teaching the body proper execution of skills, mental training focuses on teaching the mind to remove mental barriers that might hinder the athlete’s performance. ...