Performance Routines
Performance routines, when properly employed can be an effective way of helping you implement the proper mental skills during your performance. Performance routines can be helpful because they can help you stay focused while performing your sport. They are also useful because they can help you remember the steps you need to take in order to execute a skill successfully.
Some of the most common errors people make when they establish a performance routine includes:
- Using different routines throughout a performance
- Using different routines in different performances
- Using routines that produce disturbing thoughts
Follow these quideline to develop a proper performance routine and consult with a sport psychologist to refine your performance routine:
- Establish short and simple routines for when time is limited
- Establish Long and complex routines when time permits
- Develop a routine that focuses on the actions required to execute the skill
- Using imagery when following your routine