Mentally rehearsing the plays before a game is not a new idea, but subconsciously playing the game and already seeing it won—while in hypnosis—is a novel and profound one. Many top athletes “psych” themselves up by using self-hypnosis. A casual reading of current sports magazines will give an idea of how hypnosis tech niques are being applied by players of your favorite sport.  For example, some professional teams who have hypnotherapeutic tapes in their mood rooms not only use hypnosis for motivation but also for revitalizing their physical bodies. Tapes help ease their physical aches as well as instill psychological well-being and enthusiasm.

By adding a Professional Hypnotherapist and Master NLP Practitioner to your coaching program, you can intensify the benefits of your athletic programs.  Hiring a specialist to boost peak performance, customized to each specific athlete.  Not just a generic script, one taylored to each athletes special needs.

The greatest enemy for any athlete is fear: fear of losing, fear of winning, fear of pain and injury, or fear of humiliation in public. Some athletes who play beautifully at practice will freeze up during a game while under scrutiny from others. This pressure can often inhibit a good performance.

To perform well, an athlete must be relaxed enough to allow the natural timing and coordination to flow with the movement of the game. When he or she is in the flow, every movement feels right. The critical and doubting mind can be bypassed to allow the athlete to experience the fullest potential. Above all, a playful sporting attitude helps the participants to realize that it is a sport to be enjoyed.

This cycle is designed for both competitive and non-competitive sports; the separate suggestions are clearly marked. It uses a combination of first- and second-person suggestions, and will help you to fine-tune your concen tration and allow you to use better your body’s natural adrenalin. This is a high-performance cycle.

You can fine-tune your concentration as you would fine-tune your automobile to get it to run at peak performance. You are learning, at an inner-mind level, to adjust your attention to your desired objective. As you gear your energy, you can shift yourself into overdrive when the need arises. And you are also learning to shift back down to cruising speed once the event is over.

The secret of all athletics is practice, practice, and more practice. In addition to practice on the field, you can practice playing in your mind. Mentally rehearsing at an inner-mind level gives you that added edge, the winning edge. You can carefully think what is best to do before an actual game, just as you think during the game. And you can think after an event, not as self-criticism, but planning how you can do better next time. As you center your thoughts, you automatically center your actions.

You are learning to use your body’s own natural adrenalin for alertness and control. Adrenalin is manufactured by your body to give you extra strength in times of need or when you want high performance. You can use it at will. It is high energy, naturally, and you can turn it off after a great performance.