How to peak athletic performance with plan attaining

It is extremely difficult to keep high performance at all times. There are many factors that can negatively affect your performances. That is why it is important to affirm your goals and plan your mission. This allows you to focus your vision on a goal and stay free of distractions.

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To maximise your potential and performance, creating a plan of goal attaining can and will have a great impact on your game. Top athletes are known for preparations and mental toughness, they are perfectionists at planning and execution. It takes a lot of years and constantly participation to obtain such a level of mentality but that should not stop any young athlete from chasing their dreams.

There are many ways on how to plan and execute, factors like focus, concentration, willpower and confidence are essential for success. Let’s name in short all the steps to attain a perfect plan for peak athletic performance.

Sports psychologist, Ken Ravizza said: “Peak performance in life isn’t about succeeding all the time or even being happy all the time. It’s often about compensating, adjusting, and doing the best you can with what you have right now.” Planning and affirmation can help you to adjust and find more astute in your game. Peak performance is about staying mentally strong at the most challenging times.

Plan your mission

First things first we need to know what we will focus our vision on. Writing down all the aspects of your game with notes on how to improve certain plays is crucial for creating a successful plan.

• Target your achievement and accomplish them timely. Do not overtake too much at the one time. Take small but consecutive and significant steps. It’s not about quantity but the quality of your training. Assess your physical abilities and capabilities.
• Find out what causes you to fail. For this reason, writing a journal is important. It gives you an insight into what you need to improve. Focus your vision on important matters, notes on improvement are significant to accomplish this goal.

Affirm your goals

Repeat to yourself all the goals and what you need to do to accomplish them. This is a huge part of your mission. Knowing and understanding are different, to work on your goals you need to fully acknowledge what you all can do and what you need to learn.

• Affirmation is a powerful method of establishing a strong will. Every morning try to repeat to yourself all the positive aspects of your games and performance, you can also write it down and occasionally read it out loud. Such techniques will help to focus on your goals and make you more confident about your performance.
• Affirming your goals creates the notion in your subconscious mind that your dreams are realistic and possible. For this reason, this method is used by many athletes and various individuals. Timothy D. Wilson, PhD writes for psychology today about simple exercise anyone can do, he wrote: “The two new examples used a form of story editing called self-affirmation, whereby people are asked to think about an area of their lives that they value. Typically, people are given a list of topics, such as religion, athletics, musical ability, and relationships with other people, and asked to pick the one that is most important to them. Then, they are asked to write about a time when that area of their life was particularly important and why. That’s all there is to it — a brief writing exercise that takes just a few minutes.” You can try doing the same exercise about your athletic performance. It can clear your vision and guide you through the workout to successfully complete your mission.

Focus vision on success

Using visualization can be extremely beneficial for your game. Every successful athlete is using this mental skill to deliver peak performance. It can determine the outcome of your training and how fast you progress.

• Stay focused on your goals. The key to peak performance is the ability to be focused on a game at any time. No matter how challenging a match is, the top athlete directs their vision fully on the outcome. Try to imagine many different scenarios, this will make you more prepared for any possibilities. Repeat those imageries in your head daily, mental rehearsal is crucial to connect mind and body.

The research conducted by Tim Blanket and Melvyn R. W. Hamstra states that: “Imagery is a mental performance improvement technique that involves “programming” the body and mind with the purpose of responding optimally in a performance situation. The technique is based on the notion that an imagined action activates an internal cognitive representation that is the same as the cognitive representation underlying the “actual” action (see Holmes & Collins, 2001). Imagery has become one of the most popular psychological techniques to improve performance in athletics.” As their research proves, visualization techniques are noteworthy factors for peak performance. After all, it is your brain that commands your body.

Results

Last on our list but not less important are results. This is quite significant to acknowledge what you have accomplished so far. This can help you build up confidence for the future and aid you to keep peak performance. Write down everything you have improved and achieved. Keep the track of your improvements, you can share them with your teammates and/or coach. Work together for mutual benefit, which is an essential factor for great chemistry in a team.

Final Thoughts

Start by planning on your mission, ask yourself what you want to achieve and set a time for that mission. Remember to write it down, it will help you with the progress. Use the affirmation technique to visualize your goals, this method helps to turn dreams and aspirations into reality. At last execute your plans, without it will be just words on paper. Follow the instructions and keep your vision focused.