How to Coach Yourself and Others Techniques For Coaching

Add the movement or kinesthetic feelings, physiological or body responses, and the emotional responses. The words that are added are action words such as verbs and adverbs that clearly describe the quality of actions or emotions. Refine the script Read it to yourself and try to imagine the event in all its sensory, action and emotional detail. Do you feel as if you are actually executing the skill or experiencing the event? If not, re-examine the descriptors and action words to see if they accurately reflect the sensations associated with this action. Tape it When you have a suitable script then record it on to audiotape and you can then use it as a prompt for your imagery training. Example - Tennis Serve Basic Story - Components: Preparation, Ball toss, Impact, Recovery, Ball flight and landing in service box Adding detail - Seeing the racket in the hand, the bright yellow ball rebounding against the green court as you bounce it in preparation, seeing the position of the opponent, looking at the point on the court where you will direct the serve.  feeling the relaxed shoulders and hands  feeling the racket grip in the hand  seeing the bright yellow ball nestled on the fingers in the hand  feeling the smooth release of the ball at the arm's full stretch  feeling the body weight shift, the knees bend  feeling the body rising upward as the knees extend  feeling the power in the body  feeling the racket head accelerate 777

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