Post on 12-Sep-2021
Letting Go of Tension
Sit in a chair with your feet touching the floor, breathe deeply into your abdomen while thinking
“breathe in relaxation” (become aware of tension)
Breathe out of your abdomen while thinking “breathe out tension” (let go of tension)
Reduce or Eliminate Negative Self-Talk
Identify your self-defeating thoughts
Say “stop” out loud or to yourself when you identify the negative thoughts
- You can also pair this with a painful or unpleasant reminder (snap yourself with a rubber
band)
Turn Worrying Into Problem Solving
Write down one situation that is really worrying you
Brainstorm for a solution
Evaluate each idea
Make a contract with yourself to complete each idea working from the easiest solution to the most
difficult
Techniques to Train the Mind
From the Neck Up
“The mind is a terrible thing to waste.” Through the years, teachers, parents, and coaches have stressed the
importance of being mentally prepared. Being mentally prepared will increase your levels of production in any
arena. Mental training is a system of using psychological techniques and mental exercises that improve con-
trol of emotional stability, concentration, mental toughness, and stress tolerance. Having the unique ability to
control these factors can separate people who obtain great success and those who are average.
Though being technically prepared is very important, being mentally prepared is essential in any sport or pro-
fession. People who are mentally prepared understand that physical preparation will only take them so far be-
fore their body begins to fatigue or breakdown. Hall of Fame NFL running back Jim Brown once said, “If every-
thing is equal – each man has all the techniques, and the conditioning – it is the one with the mental attitude
that is going to win.”
Some of the best entrepreneurs, general managers, coaches, and athletes, stake their careers on the impor-
tance of being mentally prepared. The biggest question is how do you develop a winning mental attitude?
Sports psychologist have shown that mental training works best when tightly integrated with physical train-
ing. Both forms of preparing athletes for competition complement each other and will lead to peak perform-
ance. A person can only reach their full potential if their mind allows them to do so. The best conditioning can
be negated in an instant if you have any doubt or hesitation during competition.
Athletes, who cannot control their mind, cannot control their bodies. Listed below are some valuable exercises
to condition a strong mind that is conducive to winning.
I’ll Have the Three Piece: Nutritional Nuggets
Tip #1) With the weather being much cooler lately, do not forget to
continue practicing proper hydration habits. The Performance
Diet Handbook recommends 1.5-2.0 gallons of water per day.
Tip #2) Early morning workouts are back! Wake up with enough time to
consume a light breakfast prior to training.
Tip #3) It is very important to consume snacks between your three daily
meals. A mid morning and mid afternoon snack will help improve
your physical preparation and mental focus throughout the day!
Building Blocks of Success – Friendship
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. – Proverbs 27:6
Every day we interact with people on different levels. Being a
student-athlete you will be presented with the opportunity to
develop many relationships, perhaps much more than the aver-
age student. People want to associate with you because you
represent something big, you represent not only Baylor Univer-
sity but you represent your sport. In our culture, sports are ex-
tremely popular thus making its participants celebrities in their
community. Some people want to be you while others envy the
opportunity you have earned. For this very reason, many people
will try to associate with you. What are their true intentions?
Will these people respect the sacrifices you have to make to be-
come a better person or teammate?
Friendship comes from mutual respect and devotion to each other that cannot be taken for granted. Look at
the most successful teams; they have a friendship amongst them that is genuine. This friendship is developed
by working together to accomplish common goals and is nourished by respecting your teammates’ responsibili-
ties. Friendship is something that is not developed over night, it takes time to form the true foundation. As a
teammate, you must be willing to take that initial step of offering your friendship to another teammate in or-
der to set the process in motion. When offered openly and sincerely it is almost always accepted and through
common tasks and goals will spread throughout the team.
As you apply this block to the foundation, it will drastically increase the stability of the pyramid. True friend-
ship is something that cannot be replaced and will last a lifetime. As the verse above mentions, the words of a
true friend are genuine; they will not tell you a lie for comfort. True friends will make sacrifices for each other
that are geared to help reach your common goals.
FOLLOWING THE BEARS
SUN MON TUES WED THUR FRI SAT
15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
SOCCER vs. VOLLEYBALL vs. EQUESTRIAN VOLLEYBALL vs.
Prairie View
A&M Iowa State All Day Meet Nebraska
26 27 28 29 30 31
FCA
6:00pm
SUN MON TUES WED THUR FRI SAT
1 2
SOCCER vs. FOOTBALL vs. Kansas
Nebraska VOLLEYBALL vs. Okla‐
homa
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
SOCCER vs. FCA
Colorado 6:00pm
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
VOLLEYBALL vs. SOCCER vs.
Kansas Seattle University
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
** NOTE: ALL LISTED EVENTS ARE HOME EVENTS ONLY **