Famous psychotherapist, author of two books and his own TV show Andrew Yermoshin, shares the secrets of how to succeed in the sport. According to the expert, it needs to sleep in the form of a game, forget about chewing gum, and look within.
1. Look at yourself
I’ll tell you a story from my own practice. In one of my psychotherapy workshops involved a woman – a professional race car driver. The problem was that, despite the wealth of experience, fourteen years behind the wheel each time before the competition starts shaking her terribly – she could not cope with nerves. Around the middle rounds it just burned out, and despite a successful start, in the end, to take positions.
During the practice of psychotherapy, I asked her to cover her eyes and look within. Then invited to see how the skills of driving distributed over her body. Soon, she said that all of them are concentrated in the head – in the form of a bolus.
I note that previously I had to work with the already valid athletes who achieved awards. I also asked them to do the same thing, they said, as if that knowledge spills over the body – that is evenly distributed.
I asked the woman to continue monitoring and to see how this very ball disperse throughout the body, are dispersed throughout the body, arms and legs. Which was successfully done. And just a month after the operation, she said that in the next race, her family took first team place, she herself in the drivers ranked fourth among all drivers of its country and the absolute first place among female athletes. For the first time in fourteen years.
This example shows how some of the psychological techniques can accelerate the maturation of the wizard. First athlete’s skill formed by hard training, but later acquired the ability to «dissolve» in the body. When this happens, the person has been working automatically, without delay. Conversely, if all knowledge is concentrated in the head, the athlete «sticky», and while waiting for a pulse, the enemy a thousand times to overtake on the highway. While just needed to accompany the skills in the body. Of course, this applies not only to sports, but no less important in daily life.
One day he looked at himself, and scared …
2. Be «riotous»
These «unruly» is very important for the team, as endowed with leadership qualities. As an example of this is the French footballer Djibril Cissé. Forward «Marcel» – a classic example of a player-lighters, which has a «psychopathic» behavior and dense energy. Are there some people in the Russian team? Perhaps, Sergei Semak, who though not psihopatichen, but has a dense energy, therefore able to cement the team psychologically.
3. Do not change the color of the form
Many times bitterly watched as the team had to play in unusual colors for her. I mean the following situation. For example, the long time advocates for themselves in a familiar red uniform. But once declared opponent, equipment which is also red, and one of the two had to make concessions – to change the color of the form with the red, say, white. In this case, a certain psychological advantage is on the side of the team, which is in the form of the usual colors. Let me tell you why. When changing the color of the usual shape of an athlete is a definite failure in the mind. There is a risk that during the match, by inertia, unwittingly, some programs will be addressed to the enemy.
You can argue, but what about domestic football? They generally play, who’s in what is necessary, but, nevertheless, clearly know where «their», and where the «wrong»! -First, those who play in the yard, no initial setup for a certain color. Second, the rate in professional football is much faster, and the price thinking whom to pass, much more expensive. At the professional level, all the decisive moment. No time to look closely – it’s Bob or Peter.
Therefore, if the team had to change the color of the form, before the match to make it so that it becomes a habit. Go for breakfast in white, sleeping in white, to train in a white form. Ever see it before you!
4. Forget about the cud
Some football players and other athletes like to chew gum right during matches. Of course, this can only mean one thing – the player does not get peace and harmony, and by gum, he tries to cope with nerves. But it is a matter of self-discipline consciousness. Why make additional distractions muscle movement?! It is better to send energy to the game than to give power to the chewing gum! This is absurd and unnatural action!
Of course, sports – emotional, and it is impossible to remain impassive. But it is important to be whole! Do not spray on chewing gum and counting crows!
«Now we can eat gum!»
5. Instill a «new idea»
In order to be in good physical condition, need training – for example, running around the stadium. But many are beginning to be lazy and make up excuses to skip a run. Football referee Pierluigi Collina in this case suggests to train with a partner that had the support. But not always find a partner.
There is another way – to make your partner’s own consciousness. That is, to create for itself an incentive to inspire a «new idea.» For this purpose it is necessary to find a space – it can be like a cloud over his head, and then take it inside, absorbed by the body. «The new idea» to interact with the established array of habits and change it. For details, see my book, «The things in the body.»