Short description
This book includes 17 interviews with some of South Africas sports stars (including 5 national captains and 2 national coaches) and shares the behind the scenes story of how they got into the zone; what supported them in achieving such consistently high levels of performance. The book also explores and examines the mental skills common amongst these great athletes, and allows for the reader to not only understand the 12 keys to zoning, but to begin to develop the mental skills for themselves.
Long description
In this title, several South African sports superstars are interviewed on how they 'get into the zone' - the state of performing at or beyond their potential. Each interview is followed by a skill that, learnt, practised and perfected, will allow good athletes to become great, and consistently perform at their optimum. With their Elite Athlete Development model as basis, the authors identify and benchmark 13 specific mental skills that form the foundation for high performance in elite athletes. Athletes are able to measure themselves, and then identify and target specific skills to create meaningful interventions where there is the greatest need, and coaches can assess the current mental conditioning of an athlete and then measure the improvement.