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Mental Skills Checklist

There are many mental skills available for you to utilize. Which skill you choose depends on personal preference and, what area is being addressed.

Affirmations: 
   Self talk that inspires and empowers.

Audio tapes: 
   Create a script and re-use as required.

Breathing techniques:
   Staying relaxed, part of relaxation.

Centering skills: 
   Staying well grounded, relaxed and focused, at the same time.

Concentration skills:
   Internal / external and inward / outward focus.

Contingency planning:
   Plan 'B', often needed!

Error Management:
   How to handle a mistake to minimize effect on further performance.

Game Plan: 
   Required regardless of sport.

Goal setting:
   How to set meaningful goals that move skill development forward.

Meditation:
   Ongoing practice that helps to keep you centered more frequently and in the moment.

Pre-performance routines:
   Systematic method to approach a clearly defined situation.

Perspective skill:
   Keep situation in a tactical and strategic point of view.

Reframing skill:
   Seeing a situation from a different point of view.

Relaxation techniques:
   Maintain control under stressful situations.

Risk Taking skill: 
   Mental assessment of situation after careful consideration.

Thought Stopping:
   Mental activity to stop a negative thought from continuing.

Visualization skills:
   Create an image or movie of the desired skill / outcome.

Warm-up activity:
   This can be both mental and physical.
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