What can Mental Imagery be used for ?
Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006Mental Imagery can be used :
To see success. Many athletes “see” themselves achieving their goals on a regular basis, both performing skills at a high level and seeing the desired performance outcomes.
To motivate. Before or during training sessions, calling up images of your goals for that session, or of a past or future competition or competitor can serve a motivational purpose. It can vividly remind you of your objective, which can result in increased intensity in training.
To perfect skills. Mental imagery is often used to facilitate the learning and refinement of skills or skill sequences. The best athletes “see” and “feel” themselves performing perfect skills, programs, routines, or plays on a very regular basis. (more…)