The absolute importance of visualization in sport

Описание: Success. We may have missed it at this year’s competitions, but we all know what it is and we all want a piece of it. And the trouble with success in sport is that it is hard to achieve for many of us, because we believe we actually have to win to make winning easier.

The story goes like this: winning builds confidence and confidence builds more confidence and all that confidence creates a kind of momentum of “knowing you’ll win.” The top athletes have been able to do this and they make winning look easy. But was it easy at the start for them? Or was it just their novel approach to becoming winners?

In sport, on the other hand, failure beats us up pretty regularly and the effect can be painful and embarrassing—which can lead to more pain and embarrassment. You know it is coming after the first miss and you know there will be more misses (and pain). Which explains why some of us are so hard on ourselves after a bad competition. And why some of us quit before realizing our potential. And why some others get so obnoxious that WE want them to quit before they realize their potential. So, is there another solution?

Watch the video for a training tip from high performance expert, Bob Palmer, on the importance of visualization for your sport for success.