{"id":28412,"date":"2024-11-27T10:46:47","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T10:46:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/?post_type=article&#038;p=28412"},"modified":"2025-12-15T10:59:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T10:59:39","slug":"your-mental-skills-work-must-be-simple-relevant-and-applicable","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/articles\/your-mental-skills-work-must-be-simple-relevant-and-applicable\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Mental Skills Work Must Be Simple, Relevant and Applicable"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- blocks\/hero-editorial -->\n<!-- inc\/hero-editorial -->\n<div class=\"hero es-hero__editorial hero--var-1\" role=\"banner\">\n\t<div class=\"hero__image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2157648543-scaled.jpg);\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"hero__overlay grad-overlay content-bottom\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__content\">\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__content__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <p class=\"es-label es-label--md\">\n                                27 Nov 2024                            <\/p>\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/articles\" class=\"theme-dark hero__back-link back-link es-label es-label--sm\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon icon--md icon--arrow-left\"><\/span>Articles<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"hero__title\">Your Mental Skills Work Must Be Simple, Relevant and Applicable<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n        \n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <section class=\"es-section theme-light hero__sidebar-wrapper container\">\n        <div class=\"hero__sidebar\">\n                            <div class=\"category-list\">\n                  <div class=\"es-label es-label--sm\">Category<\/div>\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/category\/human-performance\/\" rel=\"tag\">Human Performance<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/category\/leadership-culture-performance\/\" rel=\"tag\">Leadership &amp; 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This is understandable; psychology is a vast subject, and translating the principles that underpin the work can be difficult. However, the last thing a provider wants to do is add a layer of complexity for athletes who already have the burden of processing a lot of information.<\/p>\n<p>To address this, I will examine a couple of areas we can focus on to ensure the content we deliver is meaningful and impactful. We want it to enhance performance and provide the necessary information, tools, and support for our players and staff to perform at their best when pressure is present. The first area of focus is determining what content is needed for our teams.<\/p>\n<p>To illustrate this, I will look at the different natures of the sports our athletes participate in and how that shapes what we engage them with.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Looking for the clues<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When determining what content to deliver, our first reference point will be something other than a textbook or theory. We will use what we know about psychology extensively, but we need to ask a more critical question before we dive into it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are the mental demands of the sport?\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This seems a simple question, but it forces us to eliminate supercilious issues and allows us to identify where we can bring value to the athlete. To help us answer this question, I have divided sports into three categories. The reason for doing this is the nature of the sport will tell us what challenges the athlete is likely to face.<\/p>\n<p>The categories below are not black and white in their definition; for example, in some sports, you have moments when you are required to initiate the movement (A lineout throw in Rugby, a free kick in football, a free throw in basketball). Still, most of the time, you are responding to movement. In other sports, you only initiate the movement (golf, archery, jumps in athletics).<\/p>\n<p>Defining these challenges allows us to tailor our content to meet those needs. In other words, we become relevant. \u00a0For the sake of brevity, I will define the mental challenges of the sports involved and give three mental skills to enhance performance. This is not intended to be a comprehensive list but rather a snapshot identifying the demands and skills required to succeed.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Endurance sports<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The name and nature of endurance sports give us immediate insight into their challenges. How do you mentally stay engaged in a mundane task that is causing significant pain?!! Endurance athletes are different beasts. To be successful, they must develop the ability to tolerate discomfort and resist the temptation to back off or quit. This becomes essential during long-duration efforts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key mental skills required<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Managing focus:<\/strong> The ability to maintain attention on the task so the athlete can push through fatigue and distractions during long events.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Self-talk:<\/strong> Encouraging and affirming internal dialogue to counteract negative thoughts, especially in challenging moments.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Adaptability:<\/strong> Being flexible and able to adjust plans or strategies in response to unexpected conditions (weather, terrain, etc.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><strong>Sports where you respond to movement <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Most sports require the athlete to respond to movement to be successful. This includes both a moving ball and opposition. The nature of the games, from basketball to football to rugby, is fast-paced, and participants must make numerous decisions under fatigue and pressure. This is often accompanied by strategic demands, with various game plans that must be executed for the team to perform well. As the introduction mentions, these sports are intertwined with moments where the athlete must initiate the movement.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key mental skills required<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Clarity<\/strong>: Being clear on the athlete&#8217;s role in the team, understanding the key areas to focus on, and being aware of crucial game plan responsibilities.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Decision-making<\/strong>: Ability to make the right decision at the right time. The clarity above needs to be married to in-game calmness. It will be necessary to trust their instincts and preparation for this to occur.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Moving on quickly<\/strong>: Mistakes will occur in a fast-paced game where multiple decisions are made. Athletes must be able to reset mentally, let go of the past, and refocus on the next task they need to excel in.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><strong>Sports where you initiate movement <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>These tend to be the sports where perceived mental failure occurs. How many of us have watched an athlete with a putt to win or a kick to seal victory, and those athletes succumb to pressure? What makes these sports so demanding is that you have time to think when you initiate the movement. Unlike responsive sports, where you are primarily instinctive and reactive, these sports ask the athlete to prepare for a difficult task, fully aware of what is at stake.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key mental skills required <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Pre-performance routine<\/strong>: Most of the tasks in these sports are repetitive. Even if the environment in which they function has variables, they would typically be described as closed skills. A consistent routine underpinning the task allows the athlete to build a process for dealing with pressure.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Task focus<\/strong>: having time before the movement is initiated gives space for the athlete&#8217;s thoughts to wander. They can drift to the outcome and the potential consequences of failure. The routine explained above gives a place for the thoughts to land; by focusing on the task and the associated requirement, they can mitigate against the temptation of outcome distraction.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Staying present: <\/strong>When you are required to repeat an action numerous times, it\u2019s difficult not to be impacted by the past. If an athlete remembers a poor shot, throw, or kick, it can significantly affect the next one. Therefore, the athlete must be able to reset and stay engaged with the present demands.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>One further layer of having demand-based content is making it positionally specific. In a team sport, what will be required will be different. A goalkeeper will be different from a forward, and a front rower in Rugby will be different from a fly-half. A quarterback will be different from a lineman. The more we can dig into these demands, the more relevant our content will be.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Three principles to guide our content <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The second aspect of enhancing engagement is related to how we present to the athletes. Once we identify what needs to be delivered, how do we maximise our time with the athletes so the work is meaningful to them?<\/p>\n<p>Below are three principles I have leaned on to make this happen:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Simple<\/strong> \u2014 Psychology is a complex subject; however, there is no need to make the content inaccessible by using language and terms you don\u2019t need to. You don\u2019t need to impress them by demonstrating your knowledge of the subject matter.Additionally, I have made the mistake of presenting too much information. The more information you have, the greater the chances of being confused. If you keep the language simple and try to cover only a little, you enhance the audience&#8217;s ability to grasp the key messages.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Relevance<\/strong> \u2014 Any content we deliver must apply to the athlete&#8217;s needs. The athlete cannot integrate irrelevant mental skills into their performance. Not everything you know will be relevant to what they need. One good question for us to ponder is, \u201cWhat do they need to know that is relevant to the challenges they will face?\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Applicable<\/strong> \u2014 The content needs to be translated into practical solutions. No one wants to be told they are \u201cdoing it all wrong\u201d and then not have a roadmap for growth to occur. They should be able to walk out of a session with some tools they can apply to their performance that meet the demands they will face.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Reflection questions <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What are the mental demands of the sports you are engaged with?<\/li>\n<li>What mental skills will be critical to meet those demands?<\/li>\n<li>How do we ensure the information is simple, relevant and applicable?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Further reading<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"tXJTG5dFc3gLZl0MN1EorknKiR8u9\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"noLEa8qZx4\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/performance-institute\/articles\/your-teams-mental-performance-program-will-only-be-effective-with-a-clear-strategy-heres-what-you-should-do\/\">Your Team\u2019s Mental Performance Program Will Only Be Effective with a Clear Strategy. 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