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Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.50,0:00:15.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we look at Olympic sport,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.02,0:00:16.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sport at the highest level,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.51,0:00:19.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there are clearly some athletes \Nwho always seem to get it right.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.50,0:00:21.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, Usain Bolt:
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.25,0:00:24.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Olympic 100m, 200m champion, twice over,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.50,0:00:27.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the 2008 Beijing Olympics \Nand in the London Olympics.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.76,0:00:31.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Michael Phelps:\Nthe most bemedaled Olympian of all time.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.75,0:00:33.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These are athletes \Nwho clearly get it right,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.76,0:00:37.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,both psychologically \Nand physiologically all of the time.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.74,0:00:42.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is also interesting to note that \Nthey have contrasting approaches.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.78,0:00:45.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Usain Bolt, with all his comedy antics,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.75,0:00:48.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,prior to his event, \Nwhen he is on the start line.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.28,0:00:50.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We've all seen this.\N(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.49,0:00:54.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Michael Phelps, \Nhowever, a much different approach.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.77,0:00:57.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He sits down,\Nhe is listening to music,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.77,0:01:01.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he has much more \Ncerebral, contemplative approach
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.25,0:01:02.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,towards his event.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.78,0:01:05.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it's both very effective.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.25,0:01:10.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sport psychology may play a part\Nin their preparation for their events,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.79,0:01:13.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and maybe a reason \Nwhy they're successful.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.50,0:01:16.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What happens when things go wrong?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.49,0:01:18.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here's another example.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.27,0:01:22.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the 2012 Olympics in London\Nin the soccer final,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.28,0:01:25.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there were two finalists, \NBrazil and Mexico.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.27,0:01:27.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Brazil were the undoubted favorites.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.49,0:01:29.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They were expected to win.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.24,0:01:31.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They were the reigning Olympic champions.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.26,0:01:32.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They were extremely skilled,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.78,0:01:34.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on paper, they were the best team.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.77,0:01:37.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mexico had made it to the final\Nplaying well,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.24,0:01:39.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but they were unfancied.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.75,0:01:44.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the final,\NMexico went at Brazil
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.07,0:01:47.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in an incredible display\Nof attacking football.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.09,0:01:49.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was incredibly impressive to watch.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.05,0:01:51.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if you watched \Nthe Brazilian players,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.04,0:01:52.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,their heads dropped.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.24,0:01:54.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They seemed slightly defeated.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.27,0:01:55.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They could not understand
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.49,0:01:57.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,why they were not performing \Nquite as well as they were.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.75,0:01:59.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Perhaps they were complacent.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.50,0:02:03.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Perhaps they'd expected too much.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.25,0:02:05.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Perhaps they were overconfident.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.25,0:02:07.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Mexicans had nothing to lose,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.06,0:02:08.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they attacked with fervor
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.52,0:02:10.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they won the Olympic title,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.51,0:02:13.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they were the Olympic champions\Nover the fancy favorites.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.24,0:02:18.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Perhaps sport psychology \Ncan explain why fancied champions
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.76,0:02:20.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,may be over-confident
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.76,0:02:23.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and may fail\Nwhen they're expected to win,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.75,0:02:26.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and perhaps why underdogs\Ntake on the best
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.28,0:02:29.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and win\Ndespite all the odds.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.22,0:02:31.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Take another example.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.77,0:02:33.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,James Magnussen:
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.24,0:02:35.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a man with seemingly \Nunshakable self-confidence.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.76,0:02:40.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He said he was going to win \Nthe 100m-sprint final in the pool
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.50,0:02:42.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at the London Olympics.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.76,0:02:44.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He was extremely confident.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.74,0:02:45.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But in that race,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.75,0:02:49.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he was out-touched\Nin the line by Nathan Adrian,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.74,0:02:51.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by 1/100 of a second.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.77,0:02:53.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that was devastating for him,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.26,0:02:56.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you could see his body language after,\Nhe was destroyed.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.51,0:02:58.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Perhaps he was over-confident.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.76,0:03:01.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Perhaps though, \Nhis obvious confidence
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.88,0:03:05.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the events leading up \Nto the actual final.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.75,0:03:10.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Perhaps his confidence belied\Nan undelying self low confidence.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.76,0:03:13.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Perhaps he was not \Nvery confident inside
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.54,0:03:17.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when he should have been\Nsupremely confident of his abilities
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.05,0:03:20.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because he was\Nthe world leader in the event.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.50,0:03:23.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So perhaps psychology \Nmay have played a part,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.26,0:03:25.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but in particular, \Nit may help
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.53,0:03:29.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when overcoming such a devastating defeat\Nfor the next event.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.24,0:03:33.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Another very good example:\NRoy McAvoy.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.26,0:03:37.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the 2011 Augusta masters, \Nhe was expected to win,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.25,0:03:39.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he was amongst the favorites certainly,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.27,0:03:41.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he's an extremely talented golfer.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.04,0:03:45.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, he is the one player\Nthat all the people on the tour,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.52,0:03:47.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all the golfers on the tour,\Nthe PGA tour,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.75,0:03:49.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fear the most.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.76,0:03:50.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And yet on the day,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.76,0:03:53.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when he was leading,\Non the final day of the event
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.76,0:03:55.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he was leading by four shots.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.50,0:03:57.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He'd played superbly\Non the previous three days.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.75,0:04:01.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He experienced \Na catastrophic drop in his performance.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.53,0:04:03.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He shot a round of 80,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.26,0:04:05.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this is something \Nthat professional golfers
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.74,0:04:09.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can do in their sleep,\Ncertainly very easily,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.50,0:04:13.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because they frequently shoot\Nrounds of 70 or below
Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.50,0:04:15.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that's a good shot.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.26,0:04:17.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So 80 was a catastrophic failure,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.77,0:04:20.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he ended up tying for fifteenth place.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.52,0:04:23.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So you'd think that \Nthat sort of devastating performance
Dialogue: 0,0:04:23.76,0:04:26.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,may have impacted on his mind.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.50,0:04:30.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, only eight weeks later,\Nhe won the U.S open,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.51,0:04:33.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and there was no sign \Nof the lack of confidence
Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.52,0:04:35.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the fact that the pressure \Nhad got to him,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.76,0:04:38.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that was displayed \Nwhen he was in Augusta.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.77,0:04:40.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So it seemed that\Nhe picked up the pieces.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.75,0:04:43.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And what is it that made him do so?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.28,0:04:45.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sport psychology \Nmay indeed have the answers.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.22,0:04:48.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, elite athletes, coaches,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.50,0:04:50.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the people who surround athletes,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.26,0:04:52.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,know very well the importance \Nof sport psychology,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.74,0:04:54.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they're beginning to embrace it.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.52,0:04:56.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sport psychologists are often included
Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.75,0:04:59.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the teams \Nthat surround athletes nowadays.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.25,0:05:01.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What is sport psychology?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.75,0:05:06.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, it is the science, \Nstudy and practice
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.51,0:05:08.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of mental preparation for sport.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.74,0:05:12.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It involves identifying \Nthe techniques and strategies
Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.51,0:05:14.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that athletes can take and use,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.51,0:05:17.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so they perform on their most optimum.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.49,0:05:20.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It also helps athletes deal \Nwith come back, with setbacks
Dialogue: 0,0:05:20.100,0:05:24.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and help them to come back\Nfrom devastating defeats.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.24,0:05:28.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Such as those by James Magnussen\Nor Roy McAvoy.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.24,0:05:31.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we just begin to unpack\Nsome of these strategies
Dialogue: 0,0:05:31.78,0:05:34.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that sport psychologists talk about.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.49,0:05:36.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So looking inside of the mind of a winner,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:36.50,0:05:39.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what factors are linked\Nto success in sport?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.51,0:05:42.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, clearly an athlete\Nhas to be motivated.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:42.77,0:05:48.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Often goals that athletes set, \Ndescribe or...
Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.49,0:05:50.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will demonstrate \Nhow much effort
Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.50,0:05:53.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and how much will they have to win\Nin their event.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:53.78,0:05:56.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But sometimes motivation\Nis not enough.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:56.75,0:05:58.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,An athlete has to be confident,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:58.50,0:06:03.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and confidence seems to be ubiquitous\Namongst high-performing performers.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.22,0:06:05.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's a number of strategies\Nthat athletes can use
Dialogue: 0,0:06:05.75,0:06:07.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to boost their confidence.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:07.76,0:06:11.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Another important factor\Nis knowledge of the sport.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.48,0:06:13.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So basically, \Nknowing your sport inside out,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:13.75,0:06:15.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also knowing the opposition.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:15.26,0:06:17.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What are their strengths and weaknesses?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.78,0:06:21.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of the phrases coined\Nby Clive Woodward,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:21.50,0:06:24.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who was the England coach
Dialogue: 0,0:06:24.25,0:06:28.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at the time they won \Nthe Rugby World Cup in 2003.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:28.75,0:06:30.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of the phrases he coined, was,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:30.72,0:06:35.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Total rugby, leaving no stone unturned\Nwhen it comes to performance."
Dialogue: 0,0:06:35.50,0:06:38.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He was very famous for developing \Ndossiers on the opposition.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:40.66,0:06:43.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Knowing their strengths, \Nknowing their weaknesses
Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.24,0:06:46.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and where he could attack them\Nand how he could tactically win them.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:46.52,0:06:49.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that's clearly important \Nin sports these days.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.51,0:06:52.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, using psychology \Nto understand the opposition
Dialogue: 0,0:06:52.02,0:06:53.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as well as yourself.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:53.52,0:06:55.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Athletes are also \Nvery good at using routines,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:55.76,0:06:57.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,getting themselves \Nin the right frame of mind.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:57.98,0:07:00.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We'll look at that \Nin a few moments time.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:00.25,0:07:02.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Athletes are also good \Nat handling pressure.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:02.52,0:07:04.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you look at Usain Bolt\Nor Michael Phelps,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:04.52,0:07:06.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they are cases in point.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:06.24,0:07:09.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And anxiety management \Nis clearly an important aspect
Dialogue: 0,0:07:09.26,0:07:12.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of an athlete's arsenal of strategies
Dialogue: 0,0:07:12.28,0:07:14.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to get them \Nin the right frame of mind
Dialogue: 0,0:07:14.76,0:07:16.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that they can perform at their best.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:18.24,0:07:21.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So let's look at some \Nof these strategies in detail.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:21.25,0:07:25.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Motivation is clearly very important,\Nand how do you get athlete motivated?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:25.53,0:07:28.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The most important things\Nare the goals that they set.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:28.78,0:07:31.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The goals that they set \Nwill determine how much drive,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:31.49,0:07:32.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how much effort,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:32.75,0:07:35.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how much will they have to perform well.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:35.50,0:07:37.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But often a goal of winning\Nis not enough.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.75,0:07:39.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes, oh, most times,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:39.75,0:07:43.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it is important that an athlete \Nhas a number of sub-goals
Dialogue: 0,0:07:43.25,0:07:45.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which are related \Nto their performance.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:45.26,0:07:47.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So things like personal bests,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:47.25,0:07:51.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that drive them \Nboth in training and in competition.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:51.49,0:07:54.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's important that these goals\Nconform to certain features.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:54.51,0:07:57.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And scientists,\Npsychologists and practitioners
Dialogue: 0,0:07:57.78,0:08:00.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,always refer to this SMART- acronym.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:00.50,0:08:03.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that's because, \Nhaving goals that are realistic,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:03.26,0:08:06.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,relevant, specific,\Nmeasurable and so forth,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:06.50,0:08:10.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are really important when it comes\Nto getting an athlete motivated.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:10.76,0:08:14.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As I said earlier, \Nmotivation is not enough.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.74,0:08:16.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is important \Nthat an athlete is confident,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:16.53,0:08:18.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and there are number of ways
Dialogue: 0,0:08:18.03,0:08:20.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can boost\Nan athlete's self-confidence.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:20.23,0:08:21.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Experience.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:21.26,0:08:23.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Reminding an athlete\Nof their experience
Dialogue: 0,0:08:23.24,0:08:24.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is extremely important.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:24.53,0:08:26.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Modeling.\NI don't mean catwalk-modeling here,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:26.78,0:08:28.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,modeling is also an important aspect,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:28.76,0:08:32.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because that enables an athlete\Nto have a model
Dialogue: 0,0:08:32.23,0:08:36.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or blueprint if you like \Nof the optimum performance.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:36.04,0:08:39.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Imagery and self-talk are parts of that\Nand we'll get on to those in a moment.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:39.77,0:08:41.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Feedback is clearly important as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:41.73,0:08:44.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Positive feedback\Nfrom the athlete's coaches.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:44.76,0:08:46.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Imagery is a mental rehearsal
Dialogue: 0,0:08:46.76,0:08:50.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it is a strategy \Nthat many athletes use.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:50.01,0:08:52.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And here are the kinds of things\Nthat an athlete
Dialogue: 0,0:08:52.49,0:08:55.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or a coach will go through,\Nwhen they're rehearsing their performance.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:55.75,0:08:58.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is almost like \Na video of their performance.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:58.75,0:09:00.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They will also use prompts,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:00.26,0:09:03.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but they also visualize \Nany contingency that arise.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:03.50,0:09:06.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, any barriers \Nor problems or difficulties
Dialogue: 0,0:09:06.75,0:09:10.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that arise during the course\Nof their competition.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:10.50,0:09:13.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here's an example\Nof these kinds of strategies in action.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:13.76,0:09:15.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is Blanka Vlašić:
Dialogue: 0,0:09:15.26,0:09:18.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,she was a former world champion,\Nhigh jumper,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:18.05,0:09:20.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and YWF athlete of the year.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:20.49,0:09:24.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And she was very famous for going through \Nthe same performance routine
Dialogue: 0,0:09:24.24,0:09:25.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,prior to a competition.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:25.74,0:09:29.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She would close her eyes,\Nvisualize a successful jump.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:29.76,0:09:32.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She would clap her hands rhythmically,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:32.29,0:09:34.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and use the audience\Nto get the audience on board
Dialogue: 0,0:09:34.76,0:09:38.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that would both boost her motivation\Nand her confidence,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:38.24,0:09:42.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then she would practice some moves \Nshortly before executing her jump.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:43.76,0:09:46.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Self-talk is another strategy\Nthat athletes use.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:46.51,0:09:48.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's an extremely important strategy
Dialogue: 0,0:09:48.27,0:09:50.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it enables athletes\Nto go through in their mind
Dialogue: 0,0:09:50.100,0:09:54.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and use mantras \Nto try to boost their motivation,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:54.25,0:09:57.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also to try to manage \Nthe competition and the situation.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:57.77,0:09:59.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:59.23,0:10:02.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the situation where the pressure\Nis on and they are highly anxious.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:02.74,0:10:05.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, self-talk might have\Nmotivational components,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:05.51,0:10:08.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it also might help athletes\Nfocus on important things
Dialogue: 0,0:10:08.28,0:10:09.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that are relevant to performance,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:09.79,0:10:12.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so-called cues,\Nand also might have a calming effect.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:12.79,0:10:16.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Things like breathe and relax.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:17.25,0:10:21.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anxiety management is an important aspect \Nof sport performance.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:21.26,0:10:22.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Clearly at the Olympic Game
Dialogue: 0,0:10:22.76,0:10:25.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the World Championships \Nat the highest level,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:25.78,0:10:27.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,athletes are going to be under pressure
Dialogue: 0,0:10:27.76,0:10:29.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they need to be able \Nto cope with that pressure.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:29.97,0:10:31.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes being too anxious
Dialogue: 0,0:10:31.76,0:10:34.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can actually undermine\Nan athlete performance.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:34.25,0:10:36.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It can be sub-optimal.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:36.25,0:10:39.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So relaxation techniques \Nare extremely important in this regard,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:39.51,0:10:43.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and psychologists will work with athletes \Nto try and help them to relax.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:43.04,0:10:45.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So it might involve\Nthings like breathing,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:45.11,0:10:47.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,stretching,\Nrelaxing the muscles,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:47.26,0:10:50.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they'll also use things\Nlike music and meditation.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:50.26,0:10:51.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Michael Phelps is a good example,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:51.79,0:10:55.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he listens to music right up \Nto the few minutes before is an event,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:55.51,0:10:58.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that music will get him \Nto the right frame of mind
Dialogue: 0,0:10:58.26,0:10:59.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for that event.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:59.26,0:11:02.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It will help him to relax \Nbut it will also motivate him.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:03.74,0:11:06.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here's a good example \Nof somebody using those techniques
Dialogue: 0,0:11:06.74,0:11:08.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the greatest extent.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:08.74,0:11:11.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is Yelena Isinbayeva:
Dialogue: 0,0:11:11.08,0:11:14.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,double Olympic champion \Nat the pole vault,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:14.00,0:11:16.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and also the world record holder.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:16.26,0:11:19.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is her in the 2012 Olympics, \Nshe's clearly very relaxed,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:19.53,0:11:23.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,she lies back, \Nshe covers herself in a close,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:23.49,0:11:26.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this has the effect \Nof shutting out any distractions
Dialogue: 0,0:11:26.76,0:11:30.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also it has the effect of relaxing her \Nand relieving the pressure.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:31.51,0:11:35.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So in term of the mind of a winner\Nfrom a sport psychology perspective,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:35.51,0:11:38.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an athlete has to be motivated,\Nconfident in their abilities,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:38.51,0:11:40.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,manage pressure extremely well,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:40.28,0:11:42.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and use these well \Ntrained-drilled techniques
Dialogue: 0,0:11:42.74,0:11:45.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like imagery,\Nself-talk and relaxation.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:46.49,0:11:47.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:47.54,0:11:48.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)