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When
you really think about it, Sport is an absurd activity!!
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Variety of "GETTING TO KNOW YOU!" activities |
This resource provides you with general rules for participants
when conducting group workshops, plus gives you a useful and fun list of Energisers or Stress Managers; Icebreakers;
Communication and Problem Solving activities.
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MENTAL TOUGHNESS FOR NETBALL - Training Package |
More and more
athletes and coaches, at all levels of ability, are realizing that mental toughness is one of the most critical psychological
attributes in achieving performance excellence in any sport, including
netball. This comprehensive training package for netball coaches outlines the views of elite netball players in regards to
the essential characteristics that define the mentally tough netballer. As a result, an extensive collection
of practical strategies and worksheets to develop these mental characteristics is provided.
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Your "LIFE WHEEL" - Diagram and SPOKES IN YOUR LIFE WHEEL worksheet |
The 6 major elements that characterise a person's life
and influence their self esteem can be represented as spokes in a wheel. Therefore, each element effects how smooth the
ride is and how far a person will go in life! These worksheets give you an overall perspective on each of these areas, plus
allow you to define your ideal scenarios, your current ratings, and make you think of ways to improve your life's journey!
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KNOW THYSELF - Your Guiding Principles in Life |
In line with the Spokes in the Life Wheel perspective, this
survey allows you to specifically examine how you prioritise certain values or guidelines in your life, and also obtain a rating
on how successful you currently feel you are in satisfying that need or goal. There will be some dimensions where you
will feel proud about yourself and other areas where you need to implement strategies for improvement. The survey also
examines the type of person you want to be and, again, gets you to evaluate how successful you currently exhibit these traits.
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DREAM, BELIEVE, ACHIEVE your Goals! |
"I have a dream..." but to make this dream a reality
this worksheet assists you to specifically define your dream goal, chunk it down into mini victories along
the way, provide a deadline or achievement date, and outline who is going to help you.
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PROFILING: Signs of a Champion |
In order to achieve your dream goal, you need to focus
on your personal development of the characteristics and skills that you regard are crucial for success. This
handout helps you to identify these "Signs of a Champion" and rate your current level, in order to assist your
training goals.
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PLAN OF ACTION for your goals! |
A common mistake with goal setting is not recognising the ACTION
or STRATEGIES that need to be implemented. This worksheet helps you acknowledge and document your specific training goal,
a date to review your goal achievement, the particular action(s) to be taken, and an achievement indicator that will
give you a clear sign of your success in achieving your goal.
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Considering the main focus for performance is on prior preparation,
performers often neglect to anaylze and record important information post performance. However, SUCCESS LEAVES CLUES
and THERE IS ALOT TO LEARN FROM LOSING! This handout is a template for performers to record performance details, statistics,
and to assess their performance skills so they can create training goals.
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You will often face HURDLES that try to stop you from achieving
your goals. This worksheet encourages you to identify some potential hurdles and associated strategies to overcome them,
so nothing will stop you on your path to success!
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SELF TALK - Listening to your inner voice! |
This worksheet is designed to introduce the
concept of Self Talk and the mind-performance connection, as well as promote self awareness and self management of negative
thoughts.
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CONFIDENCE - Expecting only the best! |
Confidence is often the thing that
stands between you and what you want to achieve! Therefore, strategies to enhance confidence are outlined with emphasis on
positive self talk. This handout allows individuals to recognise their positive qualities as a person and a performer
and, as a result, create affirmations for future use.
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IMAGERY SCRIPT - Recalling performance excellence! |
This handout provides a basic Imagery
script to help build confidence. The script encourages physical relaxation first and then quietening of the
mind. The main focus of the session is recalling a previous moment of successful performance and recognising a positive word
that connects you to this time.
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NERVES - It's hard to perform with your hands wrapped around your throat! |
You will always experience some degree
of pre-performance nerves but when they are extreme, they become a problem and hinder your performance. Therefore, this handout
encourages you to monitor, understand, and channel your nerves in a constructive manner by using certain mental strategies.
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The primary goal of any pre-performance
routine is to perform with confidence, consistently. This worksheet helps you to take responsibility for your pre-performance
preparation and create your own routine by acknowledging what activities or tasks help you, and what doesnt help you,
prior to performance.
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CONCENTRATION - Paying attention to the right things, at the right time! |
This handout is designed to assist your
awareness of your general concentration level (Grid Concentration Exercise is included as a separate handout), acknowledge
the many performance signs (relevant and distracting) that you are exposed to, demonstrate narrowing your focus, and introduce
you to refocussing cues and routines. Training exercises to improve concentration are also outlined.
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NEVER GIVE UP, NEVER GIVE UP, NEVER GIVE UP! |
Determination is having very clear reasons
for WHY you want to achieve something. This worksheet helps you appreciate what negative consequences (pain!) or positive
benefits (pleasure!) inspire you to achieve your goal and also highlights what type of strategies need
to be implemented in order to motivate you during challenging times.
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CRISIS TIME during Performance - How to get your ARSE back into gear! |
We all face, at some point, pressure
situations when performing. Resilience is the key to overcoming these situations. This handout outlines the four steps (ARSE)
to overcoming setbacks during performance and allows you to personalise the process.
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ANGER MANAGEMENT - Taming the fire within! |
Anger is never pretty, seldom productive,
and almost always embarrassing. Therefore, anger is a wild beast that every performer needs to tame! This handout examines
this unavoidable emotion and how you can control it (REGNA). Extra tips to help you when your blood boils are also provided.
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TIME MANAGEMENT - What am I going to do today? |
We all face the same problem: too much
to do, too little time to do it! Therefore, this worksheet helps you WORK SMARTER by documenting and scheduling the many tasks
you need to do today.
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SELF ESTEEM and BODY IMAGE - Learning to like me, warts and all! |
This comprehensive worksheet encourages you
to examine all the different facets that make you special, from your name to the roles you play in life. Special emphasis
is placed on the influence body image can have on self esteem and how you can strive for a healthy body image, where you accept
and love your body no matter what shape or size.
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DON'T FORGET: This page will be updated regularly so be sure to check
back. |
