Elite sport performance/Imagery/Imagery summary

= Summary and go further =

This module has addressed the potential benefits of imagery for elite sport. Here are some takeaway messages:  Imagery is available to all athletes as a way to improve performance. Imagery techniques require practice. All the senses should be used to accurately create an imagery experience. WYSIWYG &#x2013; What You See Is What You Get. Imagery can be used at any time. Imagery can be used for skill development, training, and building tactical awareness. Imagery can be used to prepare for, during, and after competition. 

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Below are some useful resources for you discover more about imagery:

Imagery in action: Golf and Judo
<ol> Watch the video Yani Tseng's year</li> Read the Golf in Taiwan chapter from Secrets of Asian Sport Psychology </li> Watch the video All-Japan Judo Championships, Fukuoka 2015</li> Read the Judo in Japan chapter from Secrets of Asian Sport Psychology </li> Compare and contrast the ways in which imagery is used:  How do the two sports use imagery?</li> In what ways are they similar? How are they different?</li> </ul> </li> </ol>

<dl class="gallery-item"> <dt class="gallery-icon portrait"> </dt> <dd class="wp-caption-text gallery-caption" id="gallery-1-14562"> Golf in Taiwan </dd></dl><dl class="gallery-item"> <dt class="gallery-icon portrait"> </dt> <dd class="wp-caption-text gallery-caption" id="gallery-1-14540"> Judo in Japan </dd></dl> <br style="clear: both">

Imagery in action: Michael Phelps
Watch Michael Phelps talk about his mental preparation. Play close attention to what is said about his visualisation skills. What strikes you about them? Share with others.  Olympics 2012: Michael Phelps has mastered the psychology of speed.</li> </ul>

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