About this episode

Coach Tim & Coach Donald discuss Emotional Regulation as part of their Mental Skills Training series.

Summary: Coach Tim & Coach Donald continue their discussion on Mental Skills Training (MST) by exploring the concept of Emotional Regulation Noteworthy Moments/Quotes: 0:20 - The coaches open up the episode with a thought experiment 7:32 - Coach Tim reviews the definition of sports psychology, recaps the previous episode on Mental Skills Training and sets the stage for the discussion on Emotional Regulation 13:23 - The coaches explore some Common Myths associated with Emotional Regulation 18:27 - Coach Tim starts the Deep Dive with a review of Attention Control 39:39 - Coach Tim discusses Pre-Performance Routines and how they can impact an athlete’s Emotional Regulation 51:52 - Coach Tim mentions the Acceptance-Based Approach, but saves the discussion for the next episode, and summarizes the episode with a few Key Takeaways 53:30 - Coach Donald pitches the Strength Training for Runners webinar and the Summer/Fall Race Training program Resources Mentioned: Webinar: https://ghperformance.com/webinar/ Website: https://ghperformance.com/ Next Episode Teaser: In Season 2: Episode 21, the coaches move on to Part 3 of the Sports Psychology spin-off by talking about the theory of the…

People in this episode

Host: Coach Donald

Guest: Coach Tim

Topics covered

• Emotional Regulation
• Mental Skills Training
• Sports Psychology
• Attention Control
• Pre-Performance Routines

Keywords

• Emotional Regulation
• Mental Skills Training
• sports psychology
• Attention Control
• Pre-Performance Routines

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: GH Performance

Books & works: Mental Skills Training, Emotional Regulation, Acceptance-Based Approach

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