Just a quick mental performance tip for today.
One of the most versatile mental skills you can develop is imagery. You can use it to develop skill, envision success, overcome obstacles. You can do it from first poses on or third person. You can do it pre-game, quickly during a game, or post-game.
You can do it to relax, ramp up, or recenter.
So for today, head to ChatGPT and use this prompt:
I need an imagery script to help {X} player {do Y activity}. This script should include practice and game scenarios wherein X sees themselves succeeding.
This imagery should follow the PETTLEP formula:
PETTLEP is an acronym for seven elements that sport psychologists use to develop imagery interventions for athletes:
Physical: Focus on physical responses as actual movements
Environment: Practice in a real environmental setting
Task: Focus on the task component that is performed
Timing: Image the whole process in real-time
Learning: Focus on the learning process
Emotion: Feel what you feel in real sports settings
Perspective: Consider the way imagery is viewed
Then, record yourself reading the script and listen back to it. Or, plug the script into an AI voice generator and let it do the work.