Jersey Women’s Jersey Women’s Representative TeamRepresentative Team

A self-review :

Who are we ?

Where are we now ?

Where do we want to go to ?

Talent has got you here, but its character that will keep you here.

Players who get most out of their abilities, recognise the mental games importance and

find ways to improve their mental skills.

Part of this success is the ability to adjust.

To conquer a battle of ‘You Vs You’

2 kinds of problem ~ “can’t do” or the “won’t do”

“Its not the mountain that we conquer, but ourselves”

Sir Edmund Hillary

As a team, as individual players have we lost our ability to adjust ?

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Winning Attitude Profile

Based upon three psychological areas:

Self-concepts

Motivation

Mental toughness

We need to evaluate how we are as individuals and as a team

Self-concept ~ ‘The way you view and value yourself as a player’

Motivation ~ ‘Your willingness to pay the price’

Mental Toughness ~ ‘The strength of your focus, the durability of your concentration

Clusters

Self-concept : 3, 4, 9, 10, 15, 16, 18, 19

Motivation : 1, 6, 7, 13, 17, 20, 22, 24

Mental Toughness : 2, 5, 8, 11, 12, 14, 21, 23

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SelfSelf

Concepts Concepts

[40][40]

3030

MotivationMotivation

[40][40]3434

MentalMental

ToughnessToughness

[40][40]

3232

40 ~ 35 = Confident in both positive 40 ~ 35 = Confident in both positive and negative situations.and negative situations.

30 ~ 35 = Confident but easily loses 30 ~ 35 = Confident but easily loses confidence when things start to go confidence when things start to go against youagainst you

25 ~ 30 = Lacks confidence and can 25 ~ 30 = Lacks confidence and can often begin a match feeling negativeoften begin a match feeling negative

Maintains a score of less than 25 = Maintains a score of less than 25 = should not be in island squad.should not be in island squad.

Team Action PlanTeam Action Plan Be more positive about ourselves and surround Be more positive about ourselves and surround

ourselves with positive influencesourselves with positive influences Set ourselves small achievable targets for the season Set ourselves small achievable targets for the season

to improve confidence in ourselves and the confidence to improve confidence in ourselves and the confidence of others in us [look good, feel good, train good, play of others in us [look good, feel good, train good, play good]good]

When we make errors or lose control emotionally try When we make errors or lose control emotionally try to remember what caused them and create a plan to to remember what caused them and create a plan to prevent it happening againprevent it happening again

Don’t get depressed – We have achieved a great deal Don’t get depressed – We have achieved a great deal already and can influence changealready and can influence change

Express commitment and the conviction of we can … Express commitment and the conviction of we can … position specificposition specific

Be patient and take the long term view.Be patient and take the long term view.

The player who begins to think about her performance can take ownership of her mental

developments.

How ?

Through employing self-references and reflections:

Individually judge your performance and evaluate your strengths and weaknesses and

reflect upon performance through questioning.

What happened?

What was I thinking and feeling at the time?

What was good [or bad] about the experience?

What else could I have done?

If it happened again what would I do?

If I wanted to change this behaviour, could I?

Self confrontation and accepting responsibility are the key factors to effect change through intrinsic

motivation

Your aim must be to become a better player.

However, just like physical fitness, effective learning requires repetition and perseverance.

‘The Road to Execution is Paved with Repetition’

As individuals and as a team we need to :

Assess ~ determine our strengths and weaknesses.

Set Goals ~ decide what we want to achieve and identify a progressive series of small and achievable

steps to take us there.

Visualise ~ See ourselves as we want to be and check what it would feel like.

Practice ~ act out our visualisation and implement it. Decide that ‘if that happens, then I will respond by

such a behaviour’

Monitor ~ constantly check progress and reflect upon performances.

Automate ~ ‘habits save you in

big games’

In matches players tend to revert to habits. We must ensure our habits are positive , if not we have to readdress them and visualise the outcome , then set a small achievable goal on the way to establishing a positive habit.

Enjoy ~ Positive behaviours promote confidence.

Virgil stated :

‘They are able because they think they are able’

Some people walk onto the pitch, some jog and others burst.

Some are apprehensive some are ‘Born Ready’

Good players are confident players even after setbacks.

No player or team is ever under pressure ~ they only lack the confidence to deal with the situation

Answer is to address the situation as a challenge rather than a problem.

We must start accepting responsibility for our actions on the field.

Successful players have a inner confidence to evaluate contributions to success or failure.

Rather than blaming someone else or something else they take responsibility and see setbacks as a

learning curve not a disaster

Sometimes in sport you are a hero ~ sometimes a bum.

We have to be HERO’S.

We have to grow in confidence and show the characteristics of a confident team.

We have to :

Have a high self-belief ~ In games have self-talk ‘I missed that one but I will get the next one’ “ We

can do this”

Project a positive image

Enjoy the challenges and the competition

Be self-dependant and not seek to blame others

Stay calm and collected

Talk to ourselves and others in an encouraging positive way.

Maintain concentration

Be part of a team that has no need to impress but can enjoy each others success.

As individuals and as a team we need to accept ourselves whilst understanding our strengths and

weaknesses.

We need to STOP WORRYING ABOUT FAILURES OR CONSEQUENCES.

Our performance is often the result of our Our performance is often the result of our expectations ~ unless we think and feel like expectations ~ unless we think and feel like

winners, we are unlikely to perform like winners.winners, we are unlikely to perform like winners.

The fuel of a positive performance

Increased confidence

Which leads to

Increased Positive Energy

Jackie Stewart 7th with 6 laps to go stayed in the race over the last six laps the drivers ahead all

dropped out of the race ~ by staying in the game and competing for as long and as hard as he could

made his own luck.

Confidence is based from previously experiencing the fire of fears, mistakes, defeats and critism to

build a foundation of experience.

Next time you watch a winner remember that they have experienced failure first, but

THEY HAVE STAYED IN THE GAME

Last season we experienced our failures, and faced our critics so next time you are facing a winner

make sure :-

YOU ARE LOOKING IN YOU ARE LOOKING IN THE MIRRORTHE MIRROR

Team FormationTeam Formation

Future OrganisationFuture Organisation

Training ~ sessions as per invitation sheet

Meet time 6.oopm for a 6.30pm start

24th Jan Les Quennevais

Jersey Training kits will be provided

[but bring your own just in case]

In all things work as a team