Psychological preparation in high performance athletes

High-performance athletes need above all willpower, discipline, motivation and a lot of psychological preparation to be able to face the tough challenges of surpassing their own marks and personal goals in order to continue achieving goals. Athletes, just as they train their body, also have to train their mind, for this reason the psychological preparation in high performance athletes is also called training psychological.

The psychological preparation will always have to accompany the physical training, especially for those athletes who must participate in competitions or who just want to reach the maximum of their potential.

Index

1. What is psychological preparation?
2. What is the main objective?
3. What are the skills that are most worked on?

A psychological training consists of a program structured and organized by a sports psychology professional where the main mental abilities that is required in the sport in which the athlete is immersed, always with an approach that enhances everything inside but also with a

Psychological preparation can be carried out on an individual level for example for elite athletes or athletes who compete alone, or in a teamwork for example for those athletes who compete as a team for example for a football team, basketball, etc.

The main objective is enhance psychological skills of the athlete, to reinforce the ones they already have to learn new ones that help them to have higher performance and to adapt in a suitable for all situations that you may face in terms of the sport you usually practice, but especially in the competition.

The skills that are worked on in the psychological preparation in high-performance athletes are those that could cause some type of emotional damage If you don't know how to handle them properly, some of the most important skills are:

• Definition of goals and objectives.
• Proper stress management.
• Proper anger management.
• Activation control.
• Management of motivation and effort in sport.
• Organization and planning of the time available.
• Perceptual acuity
• Attention and concentration on what is taking place.
• Ability for logical reasoning and decision making.
• Relationships.
• Group cohesion.
• Healthy habits (food, rest, recovery, etc.)
• Injury prevention and coping.

As you can see the most important thing is worked so that the athlete is not only prepared physically but also mentally.

This article is merely informative, in Psychology-Online we do not have the power to make a diagnosis or recommend a treatment. We invite you to go to a psychologist to treat your particular case.

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