Mental strength training

Description

An 8-week training programme for attitude and quality of life training

Phase 5. Concentration training

Programme 1. Meditation – 1 week

Programme 2. Trigger concentration – 1 week

Phase 6. Mental toughness training

Programme 3. Disturbance training – 1 week

Programme 4. Attitude training – 1 week

Phase 7. Quality of life training

Programme 5. Sports quality – 1 week

Programme 6. Optimism – 1.5 weeks

Programme 7. Sports and joie de vivre – 1.5 weeks

Concentration training

Here you have the opportunity to practise three different aspects of concentration.

• Maintaining concentration for a longer period of time (programme 1 – Meditation)
• Disconnecting from things that disrupt concentration (programme 3 – Distraction training)

2. Quickly becoming focused (programme 2 – Trigger concentration)

Meditation (Programme 1)

Can be seen as passive concentration on a word, a sound, an object or a process (e.g. physical) for a certain period of time. Through this training, you learn both concentration and effective rest.

Trigger concentration (Programme 2)

This means that you ”connect” two things in your brain: the trigger you have chosen and a previous experience of total concentration. Before you start training, you should decide what your trigger or triggers will be, if you want to have more than one.

Mental toughness training

Mental toughness includes the ability to remain unaffected by disturbances and stress, and to reduce or eliminate fear of problems and difficulties in the present and future. As mental toughness increases, anxiety and fear decrease. This allows problems to be transformed into challenges and tasks to be tackled. Mistakes become important learning opportunities, and one looks forward to facing tough tasks that allow one to grow and become stronger.

Interference training (Programme 3)

This is both a continuation of concentration training and an introduction to toughness training. Here you will learn to either ignore distractions or remove the emotional component from the distractions.

Attitude training (Programme 4)

This involves changing the automated interpretation mechanism that causes two people to perceive the same situation so differently. By learning to interpret what is happening in a more positive way, the conditions for better performance (self-fulfilling prophecies) and a better inner climate are increased.

Quality of life training increasingly, personal qualities. The quality of our way of thinking, reacting and acting. This also includes quality training in sport and a qualitative prioritisation of life tasks. This should also include an attitude of quality (optimism) and a quality in our inner climate (joy, enjoyment).

Sports quality (Programme 5)

Sports quality is about both the quality of training (learning models, etc.) and having more qualitative aspects in competition situations. This also includes becoming a good model and role model for young followers.

Optimism (Programme 6)

Research in recent years has shown that optimism plays a key role in creating a better life. Optimistic people perform better in sports, studies, work, etc. They also enjoy better health and feel better.

Sports and joie de vivre (Programme 7)

Sports and joy of life are related to the fourth and final ”SMAK” factor: ”feeling” or ”inner climate.” Joy should not be passively awaited but rather created. Don't wait for something to make you happy (good performance, a ”good” life), but first create inner joy and then let it help you achieve better performance and a better life.