Now that we reach the time of year that many archers are starting to look to shooting outdoors it is always frustrating to this writer how maligned indoor shooting is. I appreciate that it has been, for many, a long … Read More
The aim of good practice is to manipulate your training to mirror competition as much as possible. This will allow you to practice the skills used in competition and identify strategies to enhance your performance under pressure. Therefore practice sessions … Read More
Some measures of performance Can we glean information about how we are performing from specific outcomes and trends in results? The short answer is, of course, yes, but interpreting results can require some lateral thinking and almost sooth sayer like … Read More
To quote that eighties teen hero Ferris Bueller: “life passes by so quick, if you dont take a second to look around you might miss it!” So it is with athletes,they can be so caught up in their present and … Read More
What do I need to achieve? Is it me against the world? Jaded and undirected, a world class archer recently told me that they, “would rather go on holiday, using up their annual leave from work, rather than push to … Read More
Claudine Jennings interviews Alistair following “Learning to concentrate on the important aspects of performance” article. C: So in your article talking about “do you need more than you need” you’re basically saying that all we’re trying to do is … Read More
For many years process goals have been much preferred by psychologists and by some coaches, who see them as a better goal and a better measurable idea than outcome goals. A process goal could well be how one does something. … Read More
The greatest failing of any archer, be they club level or the best in the world, is their desire to control every aspect of what they do, this desire to control all aspects of the performance feeds upon the athletes … Read More
To the outsider high end performance sport is a confusing pastime. An athlete spends hundreds, if not thousands, of hours a year practicing and training, they invest physically, financially and emotionally to the exclusion of other “normal” aspects of life … Read More
I was thinking about what to write this article on, what aspect of performance and psychology would most interest and excite? Perhaps mental toughness or relaxation techniques or imagery, however, I have decided to write on a much more important … Read More