Secrets from the six sport psychologists on the USA Olympic staff

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“IT’S NOT SO MUCH THAT THERE’S SOMETHING GOING WRONG. IT’S LIKE PART OF WHAT THEY [THE NATION’S TOP OLYMPIC ATHLETES] DO TO GET READY FOR THE COMPETITION SEASON.”
“ Sean McCann, Ph.D. (Full time sport psychologist hired by the Unites States Olympic Committee)

Secrets from the six sport psychologists on the USA Olympic staff:

Q: How do Olympic archery shooters prepare for the distraction of a boisterous crowd?

A: Dr. McCann urges them to listen to iPod files of crowd noise during workouts.

Q: How do Olympic runners recognize their pre-competition anxiety levels?

A: Dr. Bauman offers them a useful analogy. Car tachometers measure an engine’s revolutions per minute (RPMs) by illustrating idling, cruising, and redlining levels. Bauman explains how the tachometers provide a visual lesson in inefficiency, wasted energy, and the need to cruise rather than redline.

Want more secrets?

You can find them in Rebecca Clay’s excellent article, Gold-medal psychology: Sport psychologists are helping elite athletes prepare for the 2012 London Olympic games.

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