THE KEY TO VISUALISATION IS TO DISENGAGE THE
BRAIN
AND GO …
By Chris Evans . Photos : Plas Y Brenin l Visualisation is the ability to ‘ imagine ’ situations and how they could or should be managed when faced with them in real life . l To see positive actions and believe in the reality of the vision . l Techniques used to create images , diagrams or animations to communicate a message .
If you type visualisation in coaching into a google search , the above are a few of the definitions that appear . All of these can be applied in a paddle-sport coaching setting , and I ’ ll give some top tips towards its application . However , this article will look at unlocking or adding to your visualisation tools to help you see a line on a river , certain moves in an environment or new possibilities in comfortable terrain / the environment .
If visualisation is something you want to incorporate into your paddling , then play with the suggested points below , keep the ones that work for you and disregard the rest .
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