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Bowie Sagle, MA, LMHC Mental Game Coach Bowie Sagle, MA, LMHC MentalGameEdge.com
Professional Background
Bachelors Degree in Psychology and Sport Psychology at
Western Washington University.
Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology at Saint Martin’s
University.
Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Washington State.
Head Cross Country Coach at Peninsula High School
(1999-2002) and Tacoma Community College (2003-2005).
Established Mental Game Edge in Tacoma in 2005.
Loves a good challenge
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What is Pressure? Bowie Sagle, MA, LMHC MentalGameEdge.com
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Sources of Stress
What are some of the sources of stress (persons,
situations, demands, fears, etc.) that cause you to feel
uptight, anxious, and nervous prior to a competition?
How can you view these stressors as challenges rather
than fears?
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Sports Psychology
Applying mental skills to strengthen the effectiveness
of an athletes physical skills.
Athletes use sport psychology and mental game
coaching not just because something is wrong with
them, but because they want to get better at their sport
and enhance their performances.
An example of applied sports psychology is in how the
athlete performs well in pressure situations.
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The 4 C’s
Commitment
Confidence Concentration
Composure
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Composure
Composure is the ability to manage your emotional
responses.
A lot of things are going to happen to you and around
you that you can’t control, but you can control your
response to what happens emotionally to you.
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Peak Performance
Peak Performance is the ideal performance state.
Mental and Physical skills are successfully activated.
“Being in the Flow”
“In the Zone”
You may notice changes in the following:
Thinking (less paralysis by analysis)
Memory (amnesia)
Perception (slow motion, enlargement of objects)
Dissociation (pain detachment)
Information Processing (parallel processing)
Bowie Sagle, MA, LMHC MentalGameEdge.comPeak Performance Descriptors
Focused
Calm
In Control
Positive
Fluid
Trusting
Bowie Sagle, MA, LMHC MentalGameEdge.comComposure and Peak Performance
Pre-performance Performance composure Post-performance
composure skills skills emotions
Positive self-talk Maintain positive self-talk Happiness
Arousal control Arousal control Elation
Relaxation training Relaxation strategies Ambivalence
Rehearsal training Focus on performance Disappointment
cues
Physical skill rehearsal Mental/Physical routines Sadness
Rest Enjoyment and fun Frustration
Attitudes Maintain right attitude
Anxiety & Stress Welcoming the
Management opportunity
Thought stoppage and Thought stoppage and
replacement replacement
Bowie Sagle, MA, LMHC MentalGameEdge.comYour Peak Performance
Share when you competed your best emotionally and
physically. What made that competition so successful?
Bowie Sagle, MA, LMHC MentalGameEdge.comConfidence
Confidence is the feeling that you can successfully
accomplish a particular task.
Confidence = Control x Competence x Consistency
Confidence requires support
Confidence is a learned attribute
Confident athletes focus on success
Confident athletes have a plan of action
Bowie Sagle, MA, LMHC MentalGameEdge.comConfidence vs Mistakes
Self
Esteem
Mistakes
Self
Identity
Self
Confidence
Bowie Sagle, MA, LMHC MentalGameEdge.comConcentration
Concentration is the ability to perform with a clear and
present focus.
The ability to pay attention to task-relevant cues and
elements in the performance environment (selective
attention).
The ability to anticipate and prepare for variations in the
performance environment that could distract one’s
attention (mental toughness)
Bowie Sagle, MA, LMHC MentalGameEdge.comRoutines and Focus Cues
Create a script of your routine that incorporates the
keywords and concepts of a successful performance
emotionally, physically, and technically.
Bowie Sagle, MA, LMHC MentalGameEdge.comMental Toughness Strategies
Clear your mind. Swimmers who are able to compete
without any excess baggage or preconceived notions about
how they should perform will be able to let themselves go
when they get in the water. This will allow the swimmer to
be open, creative, and to enjoy the celebration of
competition and the rhythm and dance in the water.
Prepare for competition conditions. There are lots of
people around the pool and you need to be ready for it.
Choose a narrow focus. Concentrate on your technique
when it is hard to focus because of distractions. The most
controllable thing is what you are doing technically.
Perform as if there is no one but you and your
teammate(s) in the pool.
Bowie Sagle, MA, LMHC MentalGameEdge.comMental Toughness Strategies
Learn to Relax. No matter how pumped up you are or
how important the event is remind yourself to be relaxed.
This allows breathing to be easier and for the performance
to flow correctly.
Breathing. To take care of your body and keep muscles
from becoming to tense you have to find the spots during
your performance for deep and open breathing.
Follow pre-competition cues. Before each competition
prepare yourself by having a routine that gets you mentally
ready. What do you do when your on the deck of the pool
and are waiting for your turn next?
Bowie Sagle, MA, LMHC MentalGameEdge.comMental Toughness Strategies
Find a stress buster. Do you need a quiet moment by
yourself? Do you like to hang out and laugh with your
friends? Know what helps you let go of stress.
Think positive thoughts. Stay within yourself by
visualizing your movements and using positive self-talk. If
you stay positive in your thinking, negatives cannot get in.
Avoid getting psyched out. Remember your work ethic,
the hours in the pool and your commitment. Be confident
in your preparation so you can relax and be ready to execute
your best.
Convert tension to toughness. The anxiety is excitement
and can be calmed by reminding yourself to “just let it
happen”. No need to overthink.
Bowie Sagle, MA, LMHC MentalGameEdge.comMental Toughness Training
Challenges, Obstacles, Typical Responses Effective? – Yes/No
Mental Toughness Response
and Distractions
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