Smart Curling Perfect Your Game Through Mental Training

Name: Smart Curling Perfect Your Game Through Mental Training
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ISBN: 9781897252031

ISBN-10: 189725203X

ISBN-13: 9781897252031

Edition: 2007

Authors: Vera Pezer

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Success in curling demands outstanding skill and strategy, but getting and keeping the champion's edge requires even more. Exceptional psychological skill is imperative. Ask the experts. In Smart Curling, champion Vera Pezer uncovers these secrets for those who are committed to curling excellence. Winner of countless championships, she knows all about "hurrying hard" while keeping her cool to win. From the perspective of competitor and that of sports psychologist, Pezer illustrates how to maximize motivation and concentration while effectively managing stress and distractions. She teaches about self regulators and confidence and outlines the relationship between practice and competition.…

Book details

List price: $22.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Fifth House Publishers
Publication date: 11/12/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 196
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.572
Language: English

VERA PEZER, Ph.D, is a four-time Canadian Curling Champion as well as a Scott Tournament of Hearts and Olympic Curling Coach. She is also the author of The Stone Age: A Social History of Curling on the Prairies. She received a Ph.D in sports psychology from the University of Saskatchewan and lives in Saskatoon where she assists athletes from numerous fields with mental training and strategy. Among her many honours, Pezer has been inducted into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame.



List of Charts and Exercises


Acknowledgements



The Right Energy


Excitement


How to Manage Excitement and Maximize Performance


More on Managing Excitement


Motivation


Internal Motives


The Negative Side of Motives


Understanding Your Performance Motives


Stress


Sources of Stress


Symptoms of Stress


Environmental Stressors


Changing the Environment


Managing the Environment


Leaving the Environment


Stress Management Strategies


Physical Strategies


Controlled Breathing


Muscular Relaxation


Mental Strategies


Imagery


Thought Stopping


Self-talk


Making the "Irrational" Rational


Sharing Stress


Time Management



Mental Training Techniques that Work


Imagery


Practising Skill-specific Imagery


Reviewing Past Performances


Rehearsing Strategies for Future Competition


Concentration


Tips for Improving Concentration


More on Distractions


Self-talk


How to Develop Personal Affirmations


Some Final Thoughts on Imagery, Concentration, and Self-talk



Mental Toughness and Team Dynamics


Effective Communication


Dealing with Disagreements


Tips for Decreasing Tension among Teammates


Dealing with Conflict


How Do You React to Conflict?


How Do You Manage Conflict?


Improving How You Communicate with Teammates


Keeping a Journal


Team Meetings


E-mails


Cohesive Teamwork


The Role of Personality


Introversion-Extroversion


Leadership


Roles


Styles


Productive Goal Setting


How to Set Goals


Some Final Thoughts on Goal Setting



Challenges to Success


Maintaining Your Confidence


Recognizing and Overcoming Your Negative Thinking


Circumstantial Thinking


Personal Thinking


Some Comments on Choking


Building Your Confidence


The Value of Practice


Practice Tips


Using Contracts to Define Team Expectations and Responsibilities


Tips for Effective Contracting


Dealing with Negative Challenges


Game-related Challenges


Starting Well


Protecting a Lead


Catching Up


Ending Well


Knowing the Ice


Personal Challenges


Balancing Demands


Performance Killers


Slumps


Staleness


Burnout


Choking


Problems with Teammates


Recommended Readings


Notes


Index


About the Author