Pressure And Expectations

Pressure and Expectations: Is Parental Pressure Always Harmful?

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The formula for Performance is defined as: Performance = potential – interference. One of the greatest personal dilemmas that interferes with optimal performance and negates an athlete’s true potential in their sport is performance anxiety. Last year, performance anxiety was the number one reason athletes and their parents visited my office. This form of anxiety…

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The Power of Visualisation: Get more out of your Marathon Preparation

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For experienced and novice runners alike, there are many persistent mental challenges to negotiate when running a marathon. For instance, the mind-chatter you go through days before the race that questions how well you have prepared, the doubts that creeps in with 10 kilometers to go, and trying to remain calm when negotiating those unexpected…