Competitions and Sophrology – Sophrology News
Whether it is for a simple student during his PSE exams or for the greatest sportsman for a competition, the stakes are always the same: success and victory. Preparation is therefore essential to reach the first place. Beyond physical efforts, mental preparation nowadays takes all its meaning and importance. Know and stimulate your true strength to be able to use it fully during the tests and to surpass yourself or even surpass yourself.
The challenges of sport for the mind of an athlete
A competition is often won already upstream. The importance of training is no longer to be demonstrated today. Physical preparation linked to suitable nutrition already ensures a good part of success. However, what can make the difference is the strength and the preparation of the mind. An athlete as sharp in his body as in his head will certainly have the best chance of getting on one of the podium steps.
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Practice sophrology to be at your best
To be on top on D-Day, an athlete must manage stress, fatigue and concentration.
Known for its anti-stress benefits, sophrology allows athletes to relieve stress and especially the pressure linked to the event. Arriving calmly for the events will allow the athlete to mobilize fully physically and mentally. A tired or exhausted body can be re-mobilized by a strong and stimulating mind.
And it is during the sophrology sessions, that this aspect will be brought in particular during the positive visualizations. Some techniques make it possible to strengthen and optimize the action of a member such as the legs, arms, hands. The sessions also allow athletes to anchor themselves in the positive and project themselves during the competition to the maximum of their potential, focused on their objectives.
The first application of sophrology for the sporting world was made in the early 1970s. During the Sapporo Winter Olympics in 1972, the Swiss ski team prepared by Dr Abrazol had won at the time more than ten medals. Nowadays, the technique is used as much by tennis players, golfers, practitioners of martial arts, with the same success. A kind of doping of the mind without the harmful and abusive effect which one could know him.