Psychology of Sports
In a recent interview with Glenn McGrath, he was asked what goes through his head at the top of his run before he bowls. His answered was as follows. Walking to the top of my mark, I think about and analyse the previous ball. I then work out what ball I will bowl next. As I turn at the top of my head I forget about it all, sing a song in my head and then commence my run to the crease. For people who don’t know who Glenn McGrath is, he was one of Australian best fast bowlers in cricket, this link, http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/6565.html , show his statistics. What he does, should be performed in some way by any athlete who does multiple events or has multi performances in one event. Psychologists, or people, who know the terminology better than I, will tell you the name and what you are trying to achieve. The way I see it, when you are performing don’t think whilst in the act, trust your training and if, slight, adjustments need to be ma...