A short imagery tip

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.

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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.