How Visualization Helps Me Get My Skills In Gymnastics
I'm sure a lot of gymnasts have heard their coaches tell them at a meet, "Visualize what you're going to make your routine look and feel like before you compete." In the compulsory levels, I didn't really know the reason why my coaches were telling me that, but I did what they told me to do and most of the time, I performed how I visualized I would do in my head. In the beginning optional levels, I still visualized, but not nearly as much as I used to in levels 4 and 5. As I decreased the amount of time I spent visualizing, I saw a decrease in my performance at meets; I realized that I was not as confident and prepared as I should be going into my routines. In the beginning of last year, my sister recommended I read Extreme Focus by Pat Williams and Jim Denny to help me learn some tricks to help me tap into my fullest potential. As I read the book, I began applying what I learned to my gymnastics and saw a dramatic increase in my performance, efficiency, and...