THINKING RIGHT IN SPORT

DR. RICK MCGUIRE

DIRECTOR OF SPORT PSYCHOLOGY

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THIS IS THE MOST BASIC UNDERSTANDING: 1. WRONG THOUGHTS HURT SPORT PERFORMANCE! 1. WRONG THOUGHTS, NEGATIVE THOUGHTS AND DISTRACTED THOUGHTS HURT SPORT PERFORMANCE!

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3. RIGHT THOUGHTS HELP SPORT PERFORMANCE!

4. RIGHT THOUGHTS, POSITIVE THOUGHTS, AND FOCUSED THOUGHTS HELP SPORT PERFORMANCE!

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5. THINKING RIGHT IS A SKILL! 6. LIKE ANY OTHER SKILL, THINKING RIGHT CAN BE LEARNED!

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7. WRONG THOUGHTS HURT OUR PERFORMANCE! RIGHT THOUGHTS HELP OUR PERFORMANCE!
8. WE WILL LEARN THE SKILL OF THINKING RIGHT!

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FOCUS
9. THIS IS OUR GOAL TO BE ABLE TO FOCUS ON EVERY PLAY!

10. AND TO BE ABLE TO RE-FOCUS FOR THE NEXT PLAY!

FOCUS
FOCUS is just a THOUGHT! FOCUS IS CONTROLLABLE!!

FOCUS IS A CHOICE!!!
YOU MAKE THE CHOICE! YOU TAKE CONTROL!!

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1. I THINK MY THOUGHTS YOU THINK YOURS. 2. I THINK MY THOUGHTS ONE AT A TIME YOU THINK YOUR THOUGHTS ONE AT A TIME.

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3. I PICK MY THOUGHTS YOU PICK YOURS. 4. YOU CANT MAKE ME THINK ANYTHING I CANT MAKE YOU THINK ANYTHING.

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5. I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR MY THOUGHTS YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOURS.

6. IF I HAVE A WRONG THOUGHT OR A NEGTIVE THOUGHT OR A THOUGHT THAT I DONT WANT TO HAVE, ALL I HAVE TO DO IS PICK A DIFFERENT THOUGHT, A RIGHT THOUGHT!

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7. IF YOU HAVE A WRONG THOUGHT, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS PICK A RIGHT THOUGHT, AND THE WRONG THOUGHT IS GONE. 8. I CONTROL MY THOUGHTS. YOU CONTROL YOURS!

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9.

I CHOOSE TO TAKE CONTROL OF THINKING RIGHT THOUGHTS! YOU CHOOSE TO TAKE CONTROL OF YOU THINKING RIGHT THOUGHTS!

10. I CHOOSE GREAT PERFORMANCE! YOU CHOOSE GREAT PERFORMANCE!!

FOCUS
FOCUS is WAY MORE than just CONCENTRATION! FOCUS is the well spring of PEAK PERFORMANCE of IN THE ZONE and, of FLOW!!

FOCUS IS THE KEY TO GREAT PERFORMANCE!

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FOCUS is . Totally in the Moment In the Present In Control Composed Staying Poised

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FOCUS is . Concentration Ready Engaged

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FOCUS is . Resilient Tough Re-Focus

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FOCUS is . CONFIDENCE!! TRUST

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FOCUS is . a thought (all of these are) A SKILL CONTROLLABLE A CHOICE!!

THINKING RIGHT
FOCUS is . Totally in the Moment In the Present In Control Composed Staying Poised

TIME ORIENTATION
Past.Present.Future

X
Evaluation..Performance..Planning
Should / Shouldnt = Depression / Guilt NOW What If? = Anxiety

PAST
EVALUATION
LEARN FROM GREAT PERFORMANCES

LEARN FROM MISTAKES

LEARN FROM OTHERS

FUTURE
PLANNING
GOAL SETTING

GAME PLANNING
PRACTICE

PRESENT

GREAT PERFORMANCE TOTALLY IN THE PRESENT TOTALLY IN THE MOMENT

THE PRESENT
The PAST is HISTORY The FUTURE is a MYSTERY But TODAY is a GIFT Thats why they call it the PRESENT!! BE PRESENT IN YOUR PRESENT!!!

THINK RIGHT!

THE PRESENT

THE QUESTION:

WHERE ARE YOU?

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THE ANSWER:

RIGHT HERE! RIGHT NOW!