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Levels of the Game: Recent performance-psychology research
The foundation of performance psychology has been built by academic researchers, the scientists whose tireless laboratory work eventually leads to the practical exercises presented in books and articles such as this. This month I will highlight recent research findings that can benefit anglers, with emphasis on Levels of the Game suggestions for beginner, intermediate and advanced competitors.
10/7/09 - Jay T. McNamara, Ph.D., L.P., aka Dr. Fish
Levels of the Game: Winning when you have to win
First off, I need to apologize to you, my readers. For the last couple of months I’ve been delinquent in getting out these Performance Psychology and Competitive Fishing columns. However, I have a reasonable excuse: I have been busier than usual with my own competitive fishing career.
8/7/09 - Jay T. McNamara, Ph.D., L.P., aka Dr. Fish
Levels of the Game: Review and rework
Competitive anglers typically go through an annual process of re-evaluating both fishing goals and angling techniques. For most of us, the offseason is a good time to review last year’s successes and failures and to recognize our recurrent mistakes. Breaks in tournament schedules allow us to create new goals and then develop plans to improve.
5/1/09 - Jay T. McNamara, Ph.D., L.P., aka Dr. Fish
Levels of the Game: Focused concentration
Nearly all of the performance-psychology dimensions discussed in this column apply in sports other than competitive fishing. This is nowhere more true than in the domain of focused concentration. The capacity to coordinate many different muscle groups, while paying specific attention to a complex task, is a key to success for racecar drivers, baseball players and other athletes – certainly tournament anglers.
3/13/09 - Jay T. McNamara, Ph.D., L.P., aka Dr. Fish
Levels of the Game: Goal-setting
Communicating effectively, in fishing as elsewhere, is a complex challenge. It is always important to be clear and concise, and good communicators present their message so that their audience can easily understand it. However, sometimes one’s audience includes many types of people with markedly different levels of knowledge of the topic at hand.
1/23/09 - Jay T. McNamara, Ph.D., L.P., aka Dr. Fish
Pro pointers No. 5: What’s your job?
In some ways listening to anglers discuss performance-psychology concepts reminds me of that old saying about the weather: “Everybody talks about it, but nobody does anything about it.” It’s not easy to translate performance-psychology concepts into specific action plans. Here, however, is a unique, down-to-earth perspective you might find interesting.
10/21/08 - Jay T. McNamara, Ph.D., L.P., aka Dr. Fish
Pro pointers No. 4: Psychological techniques of Olympians
The 2008 Summer Olympic Games are about to begin in Beijing, China. On video screens in stores, airports, sports bars and homes, the performances of the world’s greatest athletes will be on display. What will not be visible, however, are the many hours of physical and psychological training that prepared these competitors to play at this level.
8/5/08 - Jay T. McNamara, Ph.D., L.P., aka Dr. Fish
Pro pointers No. 3: Do you have a winning attitude?
Tournament champions will explain the difference between winning and placing with just one word: attitude! If your attitude is confident, calm and determined, if you know you belong in this field, and if you genuinely expect to win, you mentally put yourself in position to come out on top.
6/2/08 - Jay T. McNamara, Ph.D., L.P., aka Dr. Fish
Pro pointers No. 2: Baseline data and practice
One of the most frequent comments pro fishermen make about individuals trying to break into competitive fishing is this: “They don’t know what they’re getting into.” Most anglers will assume this refers to the numerous practical realities of tournament angling, including coming up with tournament entry fees, obtaining sponsors and financing a boat and equipment, to name just a few.
4/29/08 - Jay T. McNamara, Ph.D., L.P., aka Dr. Fish
Pro pointers No. 1: Anger management
It’s one thing for me to tell you what performance psychology says about mental variables affecting your fishing. However, it’s another thing altogether to hear what top professionals say matters to them. In the next few months, I’m going to let you in on what competitive anglers have told me about how performance psychology variables play out on the water.
2/27/08 - Jay T. McNamara, Ph.D., L.P., aka Dr. Fish
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Levels of the Game: Recent performance-psychology research
The foundation of performance psychology has been built by academic researchers, the scientists whose tireless laboratory work eventually leads to the practical exercises presented in books and articles such as this. This month I will highlight recent research findings that can benefit anglers, with emphasis on Levels of the Game suggestions for beginner, intermediate and advanced competitors.
10/7/09 - Jay T. McNamara, Ph.D., L.P., aka Dr. Fish
Levels of the Game: Winning when you have to win
First off, I need to apologize to you, my readers. For the last couple of months I’ve been delinquent in getting out these Performance Psychology and Competitive Fishing columns. However, I have a reasonable excuse: I have been busier than usual with my own competitive fishing career.
8/7/09 - Jay T. McNamara, Ph.D., L.P., aka Dr. Fish
Levels of the Game: Review and rework
Competitive anglers typically go through an annual process of re-evaluating both fishing goals and angling techniques. For most of us, the offseason is a good time to review last year’s successes and failures and to recognize our recurrent mistakes. Breaks in tournament schedules allow us to create new goals and then develop plans to improve.
5/1/09 - Jay T. McNamara, Ph.D., L.P., aka Dr. Fish
Levels of the Game: Focused concentration
Nearly all of the performance-psychology dimensions discussed in this column apply in sports other than competitive fishing. This is nowhere more true than in the domain of focused concentration. The capacity to coordinate many different muscle groups, while paying specific attention to a complex task, is a key to success for racecar drivers, baseball players and other athletes – certainly tournament anglers.
3/13/09 - Jay T. McNamara, Ph.D., L.P., aka Dr. Fish
Levels of the Game: Goal-setting
Communicating effectively, in fishing as elsewhere, is a complex challenge. It is always important to be clear and concise, and good communicators present their message so that their audience can easily understand it. However, sometimes one’s audience includes many types of people with markedly different levels of knowledge of the topic at hand.
1/23/09 - Jay T. McNamara, Ph.D., L.P., aka Dr. Fish
Pro pointers No. 5: What’s your job?
In some ways listening to anglers discuss performance-psychology concepts reminds me of that old saying about the weather: “Everybody talks about it, but nobody does anything about it.” It’s not easy to translate performance-psychology concepts into specific action plans. Here, however, is a unique, down-to-earth perspective you might find interesting.
10/21/08 - Jay T. McNamara, Ph.D., L.P., aka Dr. Fish
Pro pointers No. 4: Psychological techniques of Olympians
The 2008 Summer Olympic Games are about to begin in Beijing, China. On video screens in stores, airports, sports bars and homes, the performances of the world’s greatest athletes will be on display. What will not be visible, however, are the many hours of physical and psychological training that prepared these competitors to play at this level.
8/5/08 - Jay T. McNamara, Ph.D., L.P., aka Dr. Fish
Pro pointers No. 3: Do you have a winning attitude?
Tournament champions will explain the difference between winning and placing with just one word: attitude! If your attitude is confident, calm and determined, if you know you belong in this field, and if you genuinely expect to win, you mentally put yourself in position to come out on top.
6/2/08 - Jay T. McNamara, Ph.D., L.P., aka Dr. Fish
Pro pointers No. 2: Baseline data and practice
One of the most frequent comments pro fishermen make about individuals trying to break into competitive fishing is this: “They don’t know what they’re getting into.” Most anglers will assume this refers to the numerous practical realities of tournament angling, including coming up with tournament entry fees, obtaining sponsors and financing a boat and equipment, to name just a few.
4/29/08 - Jay T. McNamara, Ph.D., L.P., aka Dr. Fish
Pro pointers No. 1: Anger management
It’s one thing for me to tell you what performance psychology says about mental variables affecting your fishing. However, it’s another thing altogether to hear what top professionals say matters to them. In the next few months, I’m going to let you in on what competitive anglers have told me about how performance psychology variables play out on the water.
2/27/08 - Jay T. McNamara, Ph.D., L.P., aka Dr. Fish
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