Www.whosegameisitanyway.com Sport Psychology Tips for Peak Performance and Sailing Retention Richard D. Ginsburg, Ph.D. Co-author, Whose Game Is It, Anyway?

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Sport Psychology Tips for Peak Performance and Sailing

Retention

Richard D. Ginsburg, Ph.D.Co-author, Whose Game Is It, Anyway?

Mass General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolPerformance and Character Excellence in Sport

(PACES) InstituteNewton Wellesley Hospital


Key Ingredients to Great Leadership

• Show love for sailing & kids• Be guided by your values and ethics • Coach to the age of your sailor• Be transparent• Be flexible• Create partnerships with your sailors• Stay within yourself


Peak Performance• Relaxed

• Effortless

• Focused in the moment

• Positive

• Confident

• Fearless

• In the Zone


Sport Psychology Skills

• Goal Setting

• Arousal Control

• Concentration

• Visualization

• Self-Talk


Fear of Failure• Elite athlete dilemma

• Pete Rose’s advice

• Longest NCAA championship winning streak

• High school athletics

• Higher goals


Building ResilienceYouth

FunSafety

Friendship

ElementaryS- SpiritH- HustleA- AttentionR- RespectP- PositiveP- Practice


Resilience in High School & Beyond

• Integrity - Loyalty

• Effort - Perseverance

• Dedication - Teamwork

• Compassion - Resilience

• Selflessness - Discipline

• Drive - Commitment

• Patience - Respect

• Self-Discovery - Collaboration

• Fun - Creativity

Who are we coaching/mentoring?


What does an emotionally healthy 12-year-old look like?

(Ages 6-12)

• Develops Competencies and Established Friendships

• Has Multiple Interests

• Avoids Specialization

• Increases Frustration Tolerance

• Experiences Huge Variation in Skills


Elementary School Tips

• Competition is second place

• Instruction is brief

• Instruction is positively framed

• Roles are varied



What does an emotionally healthy 18-year-old look like?

(Ages 13-18) • Growing Sense of Identity

• Awareness of Strengths and Limitations

• Move Away from Parents toward Peers

• Integrating Sexuality

• Can Think about Thinking!

• Increased Sense of the Needs of Others

• Increased Capacity to Manage Emotions

• Humility


Adolescent and Young Adult Tips

• Solidify roles

• Simplify

• Utilize and normalize failure

• Celebrate growth

• Remember development


Differences Between Coaching Boys and Girls

• Boys are more competitive, aggressive and confident

• Girls are more team-oriented, collaborative & coachable

• Girls may care more about relationships than outcomes– Social cohesion vs. task cohesion

• Girls internalize mistakes; boys externalize them, which greatly influences how they respond to criticism


Take Home Tips

• Use 5:1 ratio at least

• Incorporate accurate praise

• Pose criticisms as positive suggestions

• Follow up

• Be sensitive to sailor differences


Take Home Tips

•Show your passion

•Assign valued roles

•Remember your values

•Attend to age differences

•Stay within yourself

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