Could your pupils BENEFIT from improving their MENTAL and physical sporting abilities?
How could SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY and MENTAL STRENGTH training help them?
Could they GAIN life BENEFITS as well as sporting ones?
As a sports psychology expert experienced in working with teams and schools I have seen the tangible benefits young people can gain from better understanding how to achieve concentration, focus and confidence both in terms of sports and in life in general.
I teach practical exercises that will enable them/you to:-
While you might not have the physical ability to play like your sporting heroes yet (!) you can achieve and have the same mental power and control as they do.
Our mind can be trained like any other muscle in the body. The more time you exercise it, work on it and use it the stronger, fitter and more powerful it becomes. By exercising and improving your mental fitness and power you will significantly improve your sporting abilities and concentration.
With all schools building for curriculum for excellence through positive behaviour and relationships, sports psychology offers a vital set of tools and skills that enable pupils to use positive self-talk and develop the mind set to stay focused and visualise a positive future and outcome both in the sporting arena and life in general.
“Adrian is a true professional that has supported classes in core National 4, National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher. His knowledge base has meant that he has delivered practical and theoretical classes in conjunction with the class teacher. He makes his teaching points relevant by using current athletes and his own experience as examples and can differentiate tasks and expected outcomes for pupils.
The work Adrian has delivered has been an extremely positive experience for pupils. Through practical classes Adrian has highlighted the importance of the mental and emotional factors that can benefit their performance. He has helped pupils understanding and practical grade which has impacted positively on their attainment. He has worked with a wide range of pupils and has delivered both group sessions and worked on a one to one basis to develop their understanding.
He has used his coaching experience in tennis and his work with many teams to engage pupils and highlight good practice being endorsed and used at an elite level. Some pupils have used these strategies in extracurricular activities and indeed their external clubs and have discussed the positive impact that this has had”.
Frankie Rizza
Curriculum leader of PE, St Thomas of Aquin’s High School.
After 20 years of playing and coaching sport all over the UK, Europe and the Middle East I have found that it is us holding ourselves back and preventing ourselves from playing our best game.
Either consciously or unconsciously, we prevent ourselves from playing our best game and match.
All too often at such a stressful and exposed time in a young pupils life they are not only questioning what is happening around them but what is happening within. They are constantly bombarded with negative inputs from their own inner voice which without training can lead to a loss of trust, confidence, and a fragility that can stay with them through schooling and life.
At such an impressionable age it is vital to capture all their good qualities and allow them to flourish and express themselves in sport or other areas of their schooling, as this will teach good habits for future success and failures that we all have to learn to deal with!
We’ve all seen in sport where even the world’s best athletes can lose concentration, become frustrated and focus on how badly they are playing rather than the game they want to play.
Our mind can be trained like any other muscle in the body. The more time you exercise it, work on it and use it the stronger, fitter and more powerful it becomes. By exercising and improving your mental fitness and power you will significantly improve your tennis game and match skills, I can help you.
We’ll work through the four C’s that underpin sports psychology:
Take your first step to improving your performance and contact me today to book your first coaching session, seminar or workshop, whether this would be beneficial for the pupils or teachers, whatever suits your needs.
