Visualisation/ Imagery/ Mental rehearsal

They are all cognitive, changing the way a person thinks in order to
change the way they behave
Mental Rehearsal Visualisation Imagery
Definition Definition Definition
- mental rehearsal refers to the practice - Visualization involves creating mental - using all of you senses to create positive
of mentally going through a task or images images (it is slightly different to visualisation
activity without physically performing it. - For example, the football player as it requires all of you senses)
- For example, before the rugby game. visualising themselves dribbling past - For example, a gymnast using imagery to
The rugby players that are going to play defenders and successfully scoring a goal not only see herself performing a routine
will mentally rehearsing the techniques of before going onto the pitch but also feeling the balance, hearing the
tackling crowd and sensing the movements of her
body in the imaginary performance

Stress Management and Relaxation Techniques

Deep Breathing Positive self-talk

Definition Definition
- supply deeper breathing increases the supply of oxygen - reframing your thought, Turing each negative thoughts
to the brain helping limit arousal caused by anxiety and into positive.
stress - For example, before a boxing match, the boxer looks into
- For example, before shooting a penalty in football, the the mirror and have a positive talk to themselves, this
football player take a deep breathe to reduce the stress, increases their confidence and reduce the stress.
controlling the arousal level.