Psyched to Win

by Robert M. Nideffer

The effortless, easy-flowing feeling of playing "in the zone"—it's what every athlete wants, but few know how to achieve it. Psyched to Win gives you four keys to entering the zone at • Developing faith—Learn to trust in your abilities, training, teammates, and coaching, even when you aren't performing well. • Improving concentration—Tune out distractions that you can't control, such as crowd noise and the performance of others. • Practicing centering techniques—Create feelings of being grounded, calm, relaxed, and receptive. • Using self-hypnosis—Stay centered and in control over the changes that interfere with your coordination, timing, and power. In Psyched to Win, Robert Nideffer, one of America's premier sport psychologists, presents a training program to help you integrate these psychological skills into your practice routines. And he shows you how to make the important link between psychological skills and improved physical performance.

Paperback

First published March 1, 1992

Reviews

[Carlos Amador · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am a fan of Robert's other works so its no surprise that I liked this book as well.

Really great regarding sports performance which surprise surprise can translate to other areas of your life.

It really gives structure and insight into various aspects of the mindset and performance at different stages.

Personally one of the things I have developed is the capacity to devour more knowledge while still maintaining a high level of comprehension (otherwise what's the point).

While I don't think the book as a whole will be beneficial to most people there are nibblets worth discovering for yourself that once translated into application will be priceless.

Its a small book I would recommend reading.

[Anthony Tenaglier · Rating 3 out of 5]

decent read. beginning was great but tailed off at the end with self hypnosis examples which were interesting to read, but didn't really fit the books momentum from the start.