My Use Of Imagery In Sports

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In first semester I took beth’s sports psychology class, we talked about almost everything in chapter 11. I definitely think that chapter 11 is a very important chapter. I definitely think most athletes who suffer a major injury suffer from the Kubler-Ross reaction. I think a lot of people just only realize an athlete’s physical injury, when the athletes have just as much going on psychologically as well. As an athlete I have definitely went through the struggle of relating to your team when you cannot contribute physically. I think it is very important for the team to make sure to try and keep the injured athlete as involved as possible. I think especially with guys they feel like they are just being a wuss and feel like they should just play through the injury. In addition to feeling like they let their teammates down I think athletes many times just miss their sport so much that they come back much sooner than they should. When I had my pelvic bone injury I came back three months before I was supposed to because I missed being out of the sport I loved for an extended period of time. …show more content…

In track I use imagery before racing to see myself doing exactly what I need to do in order to be successful. When coming back from an injury an athlete can use imagery to imagine themselves competing at full strength or being able to do specific actions that are part of the sport they play. I am a big believer that the mental part of sports can play a huge factor no matter what the sport. Goal setting I find to be very effective in motivating me to the best that I can be. I think in rehabilitation goal setting can be a very important tool in showing the athlete that they are making progress in their injury rehab. It is very important that

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