Alistair Whittingham looks into what the pressure to achieve can do to an archer’s psyche Jaded and undirected, a world-class archer once told me that they ‘would rather go on holiday, using up their annual leave from work, than push to…
Psychology
You Against the World
Tagged with: alistair whittingham, commitment, goals, outcome, progress, psychology
Posted in Psychology
Posted in Psychology
Sieze the moment
John Dudley explains how to prepare for when it all comes down to one shot. I was 18 years old and standing alongside two other guys looking at the final target for an ASA World Championship. All three of us…
Tagged with: confidence, field, groups, john dudley, nerves, performing under pressure, photographs, preactice, pressure, record, shoot-off, shooting
Posted in Psychology
Posted in Psychology
Checks and balances
Alistair Whittingham looks at balancing positivity and negativity, and how the pressure of competition can sometimes leave an archer in the red
Tagged with: alistair whittingham, balance, coach, competition, losing, manager, negative, positive, pressure, winning
Posted in Features, Psychology
Posted in Features, Psychology
New equipment syndrome
Tagged with: adjustment, advice, change, duncan busby, equipment, syndrome
Posted in Features, Psychology, Technique
Posted in Features, Psychology, Technique
Head vs heart
The internal struggle towards perfection can be difficult to master – Tyler Benner advises embracing it rather than fighting it
Tagged with: brain, haile gebrselassie, mental, perfromance, physical, thinking, training, tyler benner
Posted in Features, Psychology
Posted in Features, Psychology