Psychology Training Coaching Books : Mind Gym: An Athlete s Guide to Inner Excellence

Mind Gym: An Athlete s Guide to Inner Excellence

£4.37


On the head, son - Gary Mack s book on the importance of your thinking processes in sport (and by extension in life) has two problems. Firstly, if you don t know American sports in the Nineties then many of the names in his anecdotes will be unfamiliar. Secondly, for those who do know American sports in the Nineties some of the teams he has advised are not exactly stellar. But this just means you need to read with care, and if you don t share the inordinate interest with golfers (or cannot avoid the thought that this is just sport, what about life?) you can go straight to the summary points at the end of each chapter. These are annoyingly smug and even more annoyingly they do seem to work.Mack uses many of the processes of NLP with an helpful dollop of commonsense. So please don t be put off by the anecdotes concerning unknown but obviously revered athletes. He packs much the same message as an Anthony Robbins book but in much less space.

Not for me - I play badminton quite a bit and wanted some tips and techniques to help with the way I think about and think while I play the game - I found nothing useful here. Filled with unnecessary anecdotes and clearly geared towards those aiming to or actually competing at a high level, although I m not sure if it would even be useful for them. Much of the contents seemed obvious to me.

I hope my competitiors dont read this..... - Once you get past the perhaps unfamiliar American sports, anic dotes etc, the message is simple and clear. It s not a cook book full of formulas, but straight to the point. and it does get results.

Not suitable if you are not familiar with American sports... - ...and generally not very good either. When one reads a book that quotes and refers to our sporting heros, it s hard not to be emotionaly affected by the book - you can transfer the messages in the book to memories that you have of your particular sporting heros. When you have no knowledge of the people that are used, the book s real content becomes exposed - which is a collection of uninspiring anecdotes from athletes that I have never heard of.

a must for all parents helping their athlete child - The book is very easy to understand and pleasant to read. Through the many different chapters, the author helps you to understand how top athletes build mental strength and how you can coach your athlete child through the many obstacles on the way to the top. I would say it is a necessary read for all those parents trying to help their children through their training.But, all the wisdom in this book can also be used to help yourself or child reach mental stamina in whatever they will want to do.




Mind Gym: An Athlete s Guide to Inner Excellence