by Coach Mat | 19 Jan, 2019 | Attention, Attention/Focus, Competitive/Performance Training, Distraction, External Feedback, Feedback Loop, Fitness Training, Internal Feedback, Mental Training, Neurological Training, Self-Coaching, Swim Watch
In order to plan the next cycle of practices for a swimmer working towards a particular performance goal, I need to see various kinds of data from both their objective measurements and their subjective measurements. We are, after all, training the whole person to...
by Coach Mat | 10 Nov, 2018 | Fear, Mental Training, Motivating Swimmers, Muscle Tension, Overcoming Fear, Recommended Reading, Survival Instincts, Training Psychology
The Polyvagal Theory developed by Stephen Porges, describes the way the internal body states influences the brain and perception of the environment, and the environment (especially the social environment) influences internal body states. In my own words, there are...
by Coach Mat | 26 Aug, 2017 | Attention/Focus, Flow State, Kaizen (Continual Improvement), Mental Training, Self Consciousness, Training Psychology
This continues from Part 6 of our discussion of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s eight “characteristic dimensions of the flow experience” outlined in his book The Evolving Self. #6 – Loss of self-consciousness, transcendence of ego boundaries, a sense...
by Coach Mat | 19 Aug, 2017 | Boredom, Discomfort, Distraction, Flow State, Flow State, How To Train?, Internal Feedback, Kaizen (Continual Improvement), Mental Training, Training Psychology
This continues from Part 5 of our discussion of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s eight “characteristic dimensions of the flow experience” outlined in his book The Evolving Self. #5 – A sense of potential control. If challenges and skills are in...
by Coach Mat | 5 Aug, 2017 | About Coach Mat, About TI, Attention/Focus, Boredom, Climbing, Design Principles, Distraction, Flow State, Flow State, Focal Point Training, Improving Attention, Kaizen (Continual Improvement), Mastery Process, Mental Training, Practice Examples, Stress, Training Psychology
This continues from Part 4 of our discussion of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s eight “characteristic dimensions of the flow experience” outlined in his book The Evolving Self. The first two features of flow had more to do with planning what your training...
by Coach Mat | 22 Jul, 2017 | Design Principles, External Feedback, Flow State, How To Train?, Internal Feedback, Mastery Process, Mental Training, Plateau (No Progress), Training Psychology
This continues from Part 3 of our discussion of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s eight “characteristic dimensions of the flow experience” outlined in his book The Evolving Self. #2 – Opportunities For Action “The opportunities for acting...
