How many times do you see people crack under pressure? Can you handle failure like how you handle success? What is your reaction when you face adversity? Do you have the adversity quotient(AQ) to pick it up and move on from there? As leaders, do you have what it takes to control yourself, pick it up from the failure and inspire your team to move forward?
We are not full time athletes. We need to balance work, study, family and other commitments. Full time athletes do crack under pressure. Can use some tips from these athletes and apply to our game?
5 essential Cs to mental strength
1. Composure.
2. Concentration.
3. Confidence.
4. Coping with challenges.
5. Cohesion.
1. Learning from mistakes. Competition is getting stronger and stronger. Even if you are breaking the exisiting world record does not garantee you a spot on the podium. You got to even win your compeititors who are also breaking world record. But you need to quickly snap back after making an error and no dwell on past mistakes. Some sports allow us to do that. Ultimate is one of them. Weight lifting, swimmng and relays do not allow mistakes. But we can stop our negative thoughts to dictate our attitude. NO point blaming yourself. The worst action is to blame the team. Do you think they want to lose the game?
No point scolding players. Leaders take full responsibility for the team's loss. If you can do the above, your players will die for you.
2. Coping with pressure. Universal point. Some players stepped up and make it theirs. Others ran away or hide to avoid being called upon. Which one do you fit in? You need to go through all the "what ifs". Do lots of self-reflections and really know yourself. What am I lacking in?Identify the problems and take small steps to change it.
3. Set Goals. Think big but start small. Learn to distinguish what is within your control and what are not. Whenever pressure hits, negative thoughts fill your min first. No doubt. Learn to meditate and control your mind. Relax your mind. You can see good players not able to perform at the highest level. They are out of their comfort zone.
Are you having difficulty sleeping before the tournament? Use these techiniques to overcome it. After the game, you feel that it is not that bad and you are cursing yourself why you didn't rest enough. Maybe if I rest enough, I can do better!
Making decisions. There are no right or wrong decision in tactical or strategy. It's just different point of view. Respect each others call. Debate and talk it out...
Rest today, peak tomorrow. Learn to stress your body(training ) and take time to recover. Rest helps you to keep performing at your highest level.
Disc In! The Games Concept Approach to Teaching Ultimate Frisbee
"Disc In!" was launched on the 3rd of November 2007 during the National Sports Conference. This book is supported by the Singapore Physical Education Association (SPEA) and Icon books and multimedia pte ltd.
Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Minister for Education and Second Minister for Finance has kindly written the foreword to support this book.
This book aims to share best practices with physical educators, specialist, coaches and players. It also emplifies how teachers can contribute to ongoing research in sports and other fields.
This book is also written to increase the awareness of Ultimate Frisbee in Singapore.
Besides the description of skills involved in the game, you will also understand the skill developmental process (systematic flow chart), tactical problems, cutting for disc and handling framework. You will also find 12 lesson plans for teaching Ultimate Frisbee at the back of the book!
What can you do with this book? You can read it, keep it, share it, recommend it, but do not PHOTOCOPY it!
Each book cost $25 and proceeds from this book will cover the publishing cost and support SPEA in future events to increase the status of Physical Education in Singapore. Please support me even if you feel that you already know a lot about Ultimate. You might find something interesting.
If you would like to have a copy of this book, please e-mail me at discin@gmail.com to order.
Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Minister for Education and Second Minister for Finance has kindly written the foreword to support this book.
This book aims to share best practices with physical educators, specialist, coaches and players. It also emplifies how teachers can contribute to ongoing research in sports and other fields.
This book is also written to increase the awareness of Ultimate Frisbee in Singapore.
Besides the description of skills involved in the game, you will also understand the skill developmental process (systematic flow chart), tactical problems, cutting for disc and handling framework. You will also find 12 lesson plans for teaching Ultimate Frisbee at the back of the book!
What can you do with this book? You can read it, keep it, share it, recommend it, but do not PHOTOCOPY it!
Each book cost $25 and proceeds from this book will cover the publishing cost and support SPEA in future events to increase the status of Physical Education in Singapore. Please support me even if you feel that you already know a lot about Ultimate. You might find something interesting.
If you would like to have a copy of this book, please e-mail me at discin@gmail.com to order.
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