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Mark Taylor
  • Mental Training
  • The Triangle of Success

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The Triangle of Success
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FOCUS
  • Athletes need to focus on those aspects of their
    performance that are within their control.
  • Preparation
  • Execution
  • gt FOCUS ON WHAT YOU CAN CONTROL!

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Preparation
  • Tools used for preparation
  • Goal Development
  • Commitment
  • Pre-shot Routine
  • Shooting Diary
  • Training Plan
  • Visualization

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Preparation
  • Develop a set of goals
  • Long-term goals
  • Short-term goals
  • Outcome goals
  • 2. Make sure the goals are very specific and
    bounded.
  • 3. Write down the goals in the shooting diary

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FOCUS
  • Avoid focusing on outcome goals that are beyond
    your control.
  • Others Scores
  • Winning
  • gt FOCUS ON WHAT YOU CAN CONTROL!

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FOCUS
  • An athletes success depends on three factors
  • How well they know where you want to go (are
    their goals well defined)?
  • How much do they really want to get there (are
    they committed to their goals)?
  • How strongly do they believe in their ability to
    succeed (have they aligned their self-image)?
  • gt FOCUS ON YOUR SUCCESS!

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FOCUS
  • Whether you believe you can or you cant, your
    probably right.
  • - Henry Ford
  • An athletes performance is largely a function of
    their expectations!
  • An athletes expectations will guide their
    self-image
  • An athletes self-image will guide expectations
  • gt Life is a self-fulfilling prophecy!

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FOCUS
  • When an athlete looks in the mirror what do they
    see?
  • An Olympic gold medallist?
  • An A class shooter?
  • A local club champion?
  • At what point does an athlete feel comfortable
    and at what point does an athlete get scared?
  • gt FOCUS ON WHERE YOUR COMFORT ZONE IS NOT!

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PREPARATION
  • 4. Goal Commitment
  • What does it mean to commit to a goal?
  • Who teaches athletes about goal commitment?

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FOCUS
  • Goal Commitment (self-assessment questions)
  • What do you expect to gain?
  • What do you expect to lose?
  • What will the gains be for the important people
    in your life?
  • What will the cost the important people in your
    life?
  • Is the effort worth it with no guarantee of the
    outcome?
  • Why do you want this?

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FOCUS
  • Goal Commitment (contd)
  • Is there a price for having goals?
  • Who pays that price?
  • Are you prepared to pay that price?
  • gt FOCUS ON THE GOALS YOU ARE COMMITTED TO!

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FOCUS
  • Given an athletes current skill level is their
    commitment strong enough to take them to their
    goals?
  • Become aware of what YOU want vs. what others
    want for you.
  • gt FOCUS ON WHAT YOU WANT!

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FOCUS
  • Coaches need to identify WHO committed to an
    athletes goals.
  • An athlete not committed to a goal will never
    achieve it often not knowing why.
  • Become aware of what an athlete wants vs. what
    others want for/from them.
  • gt FOCUS ON WHAT YOU WANT!

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PREPARATION
  • 5. Goal Re-planning
  • An athlete needs to understand that it is NOT a
    tragedy NOT to meet a goal
  • but it is important for them to understand why
    they did not meet that goal.
  • Goal Re-planning can be more important than the
    initial goal planning.
  • A temporary setback does not mean that you have
    to quit or give up your goals.

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FOCUS
  • Goal Re-planning
  • Stop
  • Re-Plan
  • Focus
  • Go
  • A temporary setback does not mean that an athlete
    has to quit or give up their goals.
  • One of the hardest things an athlete has to do is
    let go of a goal not achieved.
  • Focus needs to be on the new goals not the old
    ones.
  • gt FOCUS ON HOW TO TURN A NEGATIVE INTO A
    POSITIVE!

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PREPARATION
  • To excel in anything (sports, relationships,
    business) an individual must begin with a
    commitment.
  • At some point the athlete must say
  • Hey I want to be really good at this.
  • Im willing to work and do everything I can to
    be as good as I can be.
  • Im making it a priority in my life.

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FOCUS
  • Commitment alone does not guarantee success.
  • - BUT-
  • A lack of commitment does guarantee a lack of
    success.
  • Success is largely a dependant of how strongly an
    athlete believes in their own capabilities and
    how fully they are willing to commit themselves
    to their own development!
  • gt FOCUS ON YOUR COMMITMENTS!

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FOCUS
  • You must become aware and focus of only those
    things critical to your performance.
  • Block out everything in the world except you and
    that target.
  • gt FOCUS ON THE TASK AT HAND!

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PREPARATION
  • 6. Pre-Shot Routine
  • The BEST form of preparation an athlete can do
    prior to execution is the development of a
    pre-shot routine.
  • A pre-shot routine is an established set of steps
    that an athlete goes through before each shot is
    taken.
  • The intent of the pre-shot routine is to
    eliminate negative thoughts from entering the
    conscious mind and let shooting become automatic
    from the subconscious mind.

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PREPARATION
  • 6. Pre-Shot Routine (contd)
  • A pre-shot routine (for the current shot) starts
    at the moment the prior shot is completed
    (Evaluation Phase) and continues through
    completion of the current shot (Execution Phase).
  • The pre-shot routine often uses pre-determined
    Key-Thoughts (i.e., words, phrases, pictures,
    etc.) to keep the conscious mind focused on a
    positive outcome or shooting fundamental.

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PREPARATION
  • 6. Pre-Shot Routine (contd)
  • Pre-Shot Routine Phases
  • Evaluation Phase prior shot has just completed
    - heartbeat breathing are returned to normal.
    The shooter evaluates what went RIGHT with that
    shot and uses positive self-talk to reinforce it
    (e.g., good swing, smooth follow-through,
    quick target acquisition, etc.) and NOT what
    went wrong.
  • Neutral Phase time period between shots
    Shooter goes into neutral eyes and mind
    remain still calm, soft focus is used to gaze
    into distance. At this time the Conscious mind
    focuses on Key Thought.

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PREPARATION
  • 6. Pre-Shot Routine
  • Pre-Shot Routine Phases
  • Preparation Phase preceding shooter or two is
    firing at target - targets are observed for
    abnormal flight patterns or any affect of
    whether. At this time the Conscious mind focuses
    uses self talk to focus on fundamental review
  • I will set up in the proper position, execute a
    good gun mount, see the target clearly and make a
    smooth movement to break the target.
  • Execution Phase shooter is now ready to call
    for target shooter goes through on-station
    check-list (e.g., eyes physically adjust to focus
    point, breath is used to relax body, call for
    target).

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FOCUS
  • An athlete must use positive keywords to get
    themselves in their state of focus in order to
    prepare to execute at their best.
  • An idle mind is the devils workshop.
  • - Mark Taylor
  • gt The best preparation focus is STICKING to a
    pre-shot routine.

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FOCUS
  • Pre-Shot Routine
  • Needs to be the same EVERY time.
  • The best way to re-focus when things are going
    bad.
  • Wont allow you to focus on bad shots.
  • The best way to maintain focus and ensure that
    when things are going good they will stay that
    way.
  • Will keep you from counting score(s).

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FOCUS
  • An athletes keywords need to be centered on
    their execution not on their outcome.
  • An athletes keywords should re-assure them
    that they have trained and are ready.
  • Use self-confidence building phrases like You
    have done this 1000 times before and are very
    capable.

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FOCUS
  • What are the three properties of a pre-shot
    routine
  • 1. Focus
  • Not the past!
  • 2. Focus
  • Not the future!
  • 3. Focus
  • Not being somewhere else!

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PREPARATION
  • 7. The Shooting Diary is the best physical
    preparation tool available to shooters
  • Range Information (lighting, background)
  • Facility Information (food, bathrooms, shade).
  • 8. The Training Plan is contained within the
    Shooting Diary and is by definition a set of
    pre-prepared goals used to remove
    indecisiveness from an athletes training regime.
  • When stored in plastic sheet-covers they are less
    likely to be changed and more likely to be
    followed.

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The Winning Mind-Set The culmination of
Preparation Focus
  • Winners Expect to Win
  • Winners Set the Stage for Success
  • Winners Know They Can Only Control Themselves
  • Winners Make Winning Part of Their Comfort Zone
  • Winners Know What Makes Them Perform Well
  • Winners Know How to Control Anxiety
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