Sports Medicine

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Sports Medicine

Today in sports athletes endure many mental and physical obstacles
from there competitive environment. Many of today's best athletes work
with sports psychologists to help them handle the pressures found in this
competitive atmosphere. One question that athletes ask is, why cant they
play in big games as well as they anticipate themselves doing? Sports
psychologists feel that spending all their time on body conditioning and
athletic skills will not ensure that athletes reach their peak performance.
Through various studies, psychologists conclude that the psyche aspect must
also be in shape to maximize the performance potential in sports as well as
education or running a business corporation. Psychologists conclude that
by fine-tuning athletic skills, and making real-life movements more
automatic, it will install a sense of calmness as athletes prepare for the
pressure of competition. They call this technique guided imagery. They
use this technique for the mental aspect of fundamental skills.
Psychologists recommend that athletes mentally practice their events on the
eve of competition.
When it comes to sports, the winning edge throughout the world of
sports may have less to do with strength and talent, and more to do with,
what sports psychologists call it, mental toughness. Sports psychologists
James Loehr, calls mental toughness, the ability to handle and even enjoy
the psychological pressure of a competitive situation. (Harry Hurt, 1996,
p.12) Many of today's best athletes seek help from sports psychologists, in
order to help them with their overall game.
Negative thoughts and psychological pressure from competitive
moments; create many distractions for athletes who do not focus mental
pictures in their minds. A vivid picture, is one that allows individuals
to see stress and negative thoughts as a challenge, rather than a threat.
Psychologists assist athletes in coping with many obstacles that might
occur, so that when they get in a pressured dilemma, they can react quickly
to the situation. Prior to the 1992 Olympics sports psychologists James
Loehr, spent a considerable amount of time mentally preparing Jansen's mind
to set high goals, so that he wouldn't repeat failure, as he experienced,
in the last two Olympics. (Harry Hurt 1996, p.12)
Psychological pressure has a major effect on athletes' performance
and individual ability, rather than the physical state. Psychologist tries
to set high standards for athletes to maintain poise and ...

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