We have all seen it.

Those athletes who seem to go into a bubble of concentration when they focus on nothing but the job in hand.

Nothing can disturb them.

Not themselves, the opposition, the conditions, the crowd.

Everything seems so effortless for them.

THEY ARE IN "THE ZONE!"

Have you ever been in "THE ZONE!"?.

That place where you can do no wrong, where all of your natural ability and trained skills come together at the same time.

Let's look at how you can get it!

In order to perform at your peak we have mentioned in previous articles that it will be your mindset that determines whether this is achieved or not.

Your mindset and what you are focussing on during your event will determine whether you get onto "THE ZONE" and achieve your peak performance.

It is not something that you can turn on and off like a tap. It is a state of mind that happens because you are focussing your attention and energy on certain things.

It is easiest to attain when:

• You are relaxed
• You allow it to come naturally and it is not forced
• You are paying full attention to the performance and you are not being self-critical or analysing errors, techniques or mechanics.
• Nothing distracts you and you have this under control
• Your ability is well matched to the contest in hand
• Your ability is not greater than those of the competition so that you become bored and lose focus and concentration
• You are thinking positive thoughts and have blocked out negative comments and thoughts.
• You are not trying to impress others or showing off
• You are not trying too hard to win
• You are playing the contest and not trying to intimidate or harm an opponent and thus lose focus
• You are not trying too hard to get into "THE ZONE"

Remain focused

Focus is all about what you are giving your undivided attention to at any one time.

There are loads of irrelevant things going on around a sporting event. The art of remaining focused is about cutting through all

Life Coach