Weldon Green

Sport Psychology

Performance Psychology

• Sport
• Music
• Leadership
• Public speaking
• Warfare
• Test taking
• Decision making (judges, doctors)
• Sex...

Mental

Physical

Spiritual

MASTERY

Trainable.
Physical.
Values.

We are what we repeatedly do.

Excellence then is not an act,

but a habit.

~Aristotle

Trainable

• The Making of an Expert
• The science behind reaction time
• What this means for esport athletes
  • Trained reflexes
  • Basic automation cycle
  • Optical based

Where have you experienced evidence of this in your performance life?

My motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling badly or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was keep swinging.

~Hank Aaron

Physical

• Flow state vs. Focused
• Internal state vs. Behavior
• The "attention" muscle
  • Being present
  • Refocusing
  • Detached monitoring vs. Self-focused

Have you ever experienced "flow"? Describe the experience.

    Champions aren't made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them - a desire, a dream, a vision.

~Muhammad Ali

Values

• Values vs. Goals
• "People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily." ~Zig Ziglar
• Wire up your "why" to power your sacrifice.

Why do you strive and pursue excellence in your performance?