Psychotechnical games
Short exercises for attention, concentration and letting a muscle go. Do them in a pause, to notice your own state. They are not a warm-up and not something to do during an attempt.
What they are and how to use them
What this is
Exercises from psychotraining: one action, a quotation from the book, and a short run on screen. Not a test, not a diagnosis, and not a replacement for a session.
Why an athlete
Before a start, attention drifts and the face and hands lock up. A game lets you catch that in yourself: keep a sequence in mind, compare two ways of concentrating, and notice a muscle letting go after a short tension.
How to do it
Open a game and take the short example. The full run, with a record, stays in the cabinet under Techniques. The quotation is the method. The screen does not replace it.
When to do it
In a pause, when the attempt is over and you have a minute. Not instead of a warm-up and not at the moment of the start. Skip Contrast if squeezing the fist hurts.
Games
The fly
Keep in mind where the fly moved after the board is hidden. In a pause, when attention has to stay put
Open the gameThe idler and the worker
Compare concentrating with a sleepy face and a tense one. The game does not decide which is better. When the face locks up on its own
Open the gameContrast
Notice the hand letting go after a short squeeze of the fist. Before a start, if the hands lock up
Open the gameArticles
How do you develop an athlete's attention? The psychotechnical game "The fly"
The article walks through “The fly”.
Read the articleHow does an athlete develop concentration? The psychotechnical game "The idler and the worker".
The article walks through “The idler and the worker”.
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