Introducing Mental Skills Training

Mental Skills Training is designed to produce psychological states and skills in athletes that will lead to performance enhancement. It focuses on the mental skills that need to be developed to further propel athletic performances beyond that which can be achieved through physical and technical training.

Because psychology is the newest sport science, what needs to be trained and taught in sports is not well known or understood. This service provides step-by-step procedures for training mental skills that will improve sporting capabilities using the convenience of the Internet.

Click the following links in order to listen to an introductory explanation about mental skills training.

Introduction to Mental Skills Training - Part 1.

Introduction to Mental Skills Training - Part 2.
Links to Mental Skills Training Sections

When exercise sections have been purchased, and a username and password have been received, click on the appropriate link to access the mental skills training section of interest to you. The first section is free and does not require special access.

  • The Potential Use of Mental Skills Training in the Sporting Experience [FREE]

  • Exercise 2.1: Increasing the Intensity of Self-reinforcement [FREE TRIAL]

  • Increasing the Positive Aspects of a Sporting Experience

  • Goal-setting

  • The Development of Commitment

  • Performance Enhancement Imagery

  • Relaxation

  • Precompetition Mental Skills

  • Competition Mental Skills

    • What is in the Mental Skills Training Service?

    Opportunities to do the following are provided in this service.

    • Perform mental skills training exercises under self-control.
    • Listen to explanations about and descriptions of mental skills training domains and features.
    • Undergo extensive sport-specific testing.
    • Consult with a licensed sport psychologist across the Internet.

    Accessing the Mental Skills Training Service
    • The service is almost entirely conducted over the Internet. That requires a basic knowledge about using computers.
    • Services are only provided after online prepayment (see the Mental Skills Training Order Form).
    • Access to recorded explanations and directions and the behavior-change exercises can only occur when a username and password are entered.
    • Voice consultations are possible using computers.

    Link to More Detailed Explanations and Answers to Frequently Asked Questions [FREE TRIAL INCLUDED]

     

    Go to the Mental Skills Training Order Form
    Install Mental Skills Training Internet Tools

    Mental Skills Training requires several computer programs to be available on your Windows computer. Those tools are: RealOne Player, Adobe Acrobat Reader, and MSN Messenger.

    If any of these software items are not available on your computer, click on this link to access instructions about downloading and installing them.