PSYCH 124S Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: High Intensity Training, Overtraining, Psych
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Guiding principles for olympic mental training (mccann, 2008) Physical training and physical ability are not enough to succeed consistently. A strong mind may not win an olympic medal, but a weak mind will lose you one. Coaches frequently don"t know what their athletes are thinking. Coaches have varying views of changing technical mistakes versus mental mistakes. Coaches must be involved in the mental training process. Sometimes it is ok to force athletes to take the time to do mental training. Like any other skill, mental skills need to be measured in order to maximize performance of these skills. Coaches need to think about their own mental skills. Trainers have an ethical obligation to evaluate a program"s effectiveness. Use interview, written assessments, and objective performance measures to evaluate. As the pressure to win increases, athletes and coaches spend more time training and feel more stress. Which sometimes leads to overtraining and burnout.
