David Hardisty - Hypnosis for Sports Performance Enhancement

Introduction

Remember Andre Agassi? One of the great tennis players, expected to be at the top of world tennis for many years, but then suddenly out of the top 100? Ever wondered what happened to get him back to world number #1 again? Then read on…..

When athletes practice their sport they create neural connections that memorise their performance. However, unless they practice as perfectly as possible and at their absolute peak of performance, they are in fact creating neural connections of mediocrity. Alternatively, when athletes visualise themselves in an activity, it stimulates the muscles in the body that would be activated as if they were actually in the activity, and this also creates a neural connection, but the difference now is that they are achieving their perfection. With proper visualisation before physical activity, the neural connections are triggered correctly and this greatly enhances the athlete’s chances for a far more effective physical performance.

Performance Enhancement

Through the use of hypnosis and Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), an athlete’s performance can be significantly improved. There are three main areas to work on with athletes:

Technique: technique needs to be a natural behaviour;

Physical Attributes: potential areas to work on are strength, flexibility, reflexes, speed, agility, healing and physical potential; and

Mental Attributes (most important from a sports psychology perspective): areas such as competitive hunger, confidence, assertiveness, certainty, self sufficiency, attitude, tough mindedness.

Working in conjunction with the coach, a mental trainer will look at the key aspects of an athlete’s performance and create a ‘needs priority list’. These needs will then be measured against the athlete’s actual performance, and from analysis of these two key areas of information, a ‘mental’ development plan will be developed.

Information

David Hardisty is a qualified master practitioner in both hypnotherapy and NLP, and specialises in athlete training. Also importantly, David was a talented sportsman himself, being a multiple motor racing champion and playing a variety of sports at a very competitive level, and as such knows personally what it takes to be a winner.

For information on how David can improve your performance to the next level and way beyond, please contact him on 0870-879-73529.

David Hardisty - Hypnosis for Sports Performance Enhancement