Motiv Girl
09-22-2010, 11:04 AM
The proper intensity is important to do your best . Your intensity might not always be consistent. Some games, you might be psyched up and ready to play while other times, you might lack interest or feel bored, which hurts your ability to concentrate.
When your intensity isn’t consistent, your play is not consistent either. When your level of intensity is high, you’ll perform your best. But when not focused, you might look like a totally different bowler struggling to perform the same way you’ve performed in the past.
And the biggest question is….How do you overcome it?”
When you lose intensity, it’s harder to focus your best. Without full focus on the task, you can’t execute or perform to the best of your ability. A lack of intensity can lead to mental errors.Mental errors can cause momentum shifts too.
You might lose focus because you’re bored, such as playing a weaker team. The key is to give yourself a challenge.
Your pregame routine is a perfect time to boost your intensity. What’s your optimal level of intensity? Do you play your best when you’re relaxed or do you need to psych yourself up? Once you know your optimal level of intensity, then you can try to establish that mindset before competition.
Your pregame preparation is key to maintain your intensity. Not only do you need to warm-up physically, but also mentally. You want to get in the right frame of mind and emotional state before competition. Listening to music is one way to do this. If you need to increase your intensity, listen to fast, upbeat music. If you need to decrease your anxiety, listening to slower paced music might be more helpful to you.
Take the necessary steps to boost your intensity prior to the game. Get your heart rate up before the game. Challenge yourself to play well and set small goals to go after. Don’t play to the level of the competition if the opposition is weaker.
Additional Information
Poor focus results from other mental game errors, such as frustration, a lack of intensity, fear, or lack of confidence, for example. Here's the proof:
1. Frustration can lead to a lack of focus when you are upset with missing an easy or routine shot you think you should have executed. Thus, your mind is in the past dwelling on something that just happened, which makes it impossible to focus on the current shot.
2. Lack of intensity causes poor focus. To focus at peak levels (and perform at your peak) you must first have the proper amount of intensity or energy. A lack of challenge can lead to boredom. And feeling like you're outmatched can lead to anxiety for some players. In either state, you can't focus at peak levels--you are out of the flow channel.
3. Tension, anxiety or fear can cause you to focus on all the wrong stuff during a match. "What's my teammates going to say if I mess up ?" A sign of low confidence, anxiety and fear causes players to future-think and make assumptions about outcomes, which again leads to a clouded focus.
4. A lack of trust in your release(or guiding your shots during play) can lead to missing easy or routine shots. You're wrong if you assume that you just didn't focus enough for that easy shot. Your body tightened up just at the wrong time because you did not trust it to execute.
Too many times players assume a lack of focus is the cause for mistakes and a lack of mental toughness.
In reality, a poor focus results from other mental game screw -ups such as frustration, lack of confidence and low trust in your game.
When your intensity isn’t consistent, your play is not consistent either. When your level of intensity is high, you’ll perform your best. But when not focused, you might look like a totally different bowler struggling to perform the same way you’ve performed in the past.
And the biggest question is….How do you overcome it?”
When you lose intensity, it’s harder to focus your best. Without full focus on the task, you can’t execute or perform to the best of your ability. A lack of intensity can lead to mental errors.Mental errors can cause momentum shifts too.
You might lose focus because you’re bored, such as playing a weaker team. The key is to give yourself a challenge.
Your pregame routine is a perfect time to boost your intensity. What’s your optimal level of intensity? Do you play your best when you’re relaxed or do you need to psych yourself up? Once you know your optimal level of intensity, then you can try to establish that mindset before competition.
Your pregame preparation is key to maintain your intensity. Not only do you need to warm-up physically, but also mentally. You want to get in the right frame of mind and emotional state before competition. Listening to music is one way to do this. If you need to increase your intensity, listen to fast, upbeat music. If you need to decrease your anxiety, listening to slower paced music might be more helpful to you.
Take the necessary steps to boost your intensity prior to the game. Get your heart rate up before the game. Challenge yourself to play well and set small goals to go after. Don’t play to the level of the competition if the opposition is weaker.
Additional Information
Poor focus results from other mental game errors, such as frustration, a lack of intensity, fear, or lack of confidence, for example. Here's the proof:
1. Frustration can lead to a lack of focus when you are upset with missing an easy or routine shot you think you should have executed. Thus, your mind is in the past dwelling on something that just happened, which makes it impossible to focus on the current shot.
2. Lack of intensity causes poor focus. To focus at peak levels (and perform at your peak) you must first have the proper amount of intensity or energy. A lack of challenge can lead to boredom. And feeling like you're outmatched can lead to anxiety for some players. In either state, you can't focus at peak levels--you are out of the flow channel.
3. Tension, anxiety or fear can cause you to focus on all the wrong stuff during a match. "What's my teammates going to say if I mess up ?" A sign of low confidence, anxiety and fear causes players to future-think and make assumptions about outcomes, which again leads to a clouded focus.
4. A lack of trust in your release(or guiding your shots during play) can lead to missing easy or routine shots. You're wrong if you assume that you just didn't focus enough for that easy shot. Your body tightened up just at the wrong time because you did not trust it to execute.
Too many times players assume a lack of focus is the cause for mistakes and a lack of mental toughness.
In reality, a poor focus results from other mental game screw -ups such as frustration, lack of confidence and low trust in your game.