3 Mental Tips To Building Confidence For Athletes

Most athletes would love to know how to build their confidence to where they can perform at a much higher level. In order to do that, we must first start with the definition of confidence...

"Full trust; belief in oneself and one's powers and abilities".

Why is it so important to know its definition? You need to know what it is you are desiring to accomplish so you might as well know it means.

Do you have full trust and belief in yourself? Do you truly believe you are capable of doing much more? The answers to those questions will reveal to you why you are performing at the level you have grown accustomed to.

Here are 3 proven tips that will boost your confidence in yourself...

1. Give yourself reasons to believe in yourself

The #1 way of increasing any belief is to create a list of reasons why you want to believe in it. The more examples you come up with, the stronger the faith you will have in accomplishing what you have always dreamed of doing.

2. Remember your past victories

Many times athletes forget their triumphs simply because they are focusing on what they are NOT achieving. For example, write down all of your successes, no matter how trivial they may seem to you. Just by acting on this simple assignment, will give you more courage and boldness to push through the rut you may be in right now.

3. Find inspirational stories to give you hope

One of the best motivational strategies you could ever apply is to search for athletes who overcame great adversities that propelled them to world class performances. You can read stories, books or better yet, watch inspirational sports movies over and over again to fuel the fire within you to reach your full potential.

What will set you apart from the rest of your competition is not just knowing these mental game strategies, but actually APPLYING them in your game. You are designed to believe in yourself and not doubt or question your potential.

When you make a commitment every day to build your confidence, you will see more triumphs than you will failures. The choice is up to you how much to truly want to work on your mental game. Your commitment to mastering the mental aspect will transform how you believe in yourself. Why not make that commitment today!

Coach Jeffrey Hardwick is a mental coach who has worked with National Champions and All American athletes. Discover how you can take control of your mental game by visiting http://www.7mentalgamesecrets.com/ for a Free Report.

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How to Build Confidence in Sports

We are discussing How to build confidence and to begin with you must remove the thought that confidence has to be inspired by some success. It could, but it's not required. The moment they think it has to originate from previous accomplishments, it stops them from achieving confidence.

It is best to remind them that they came out of the womb they had no successes but have formulated achievement for themselves. It's been pointed out by a lot of people in the sports world that the sole method for getting confidence is to have success. Certainly that would not support your kids, who haven't enjoyed any achievements yet.

It feels like a Catch-22 to them. For instance in the adult world we assume, "We can't get work if we don't have a job!" Well you need to eradicate that perception. Instead point out they've had some successes in their lives and it has more to do with just believing you can have success - and wanting it."

When you're young and you start learning to walk - you just want it. That's all that was needed for success. Get them on board that way. Guide them that way. All you have got to communicate is, "If you want it, it will come around, it's that simple."

A lot of times we just need to simplify the teaching and get simple with the concepts to help them build mental toughness. Just give them one little points and thoughts to work on a day or several times during the week. But repeat it in multiple times and counter the negative stuff that's going on in their head throughout the week.

Another very important step on How to build confidence in sports is to eliminate the mental baggage. Everybody's got some. Now this is not very easy as a coach, when you are so busy. This is the kind of thing I do in my office and in my programs. But the bottom line is that we should just all be aware of it, these underlying beliefs live in the cellular tissues of the body. And literally it's the subconscious mind that can get in the way and stop an athlete from performing their best.

Welcome to the Mental Toughness Academy for Youth Sports. This would be the next segment of a series of trainings for coaches to learn how to learn how to teach mental toughness to their athletes.

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