Premier Advice for Academy Stars
Tees Active Sports Academy was delighted to stage a Sports Psychology workshop delivered by top Performance Coach Richard Nugent. Richard who has just finished his first book Football: Raise Your Mental Game is an internationally renowned Performance Coach who works with Premier League Football Clubs in this country but is also working in Europe and has recently started working in the United States and can count the LA galaxy amongst his clients.
Richard delivered an interactive workshop entitled ‘Coping Strategies to Combat Stress’. Members of the Academy along with parents and coaches were involved in practical exercises that demonstrated some of the negative affects stress can have on their sporting performance. Richard demonstrated various techniques on how to relax which included breathing techniques and visualisation.
Richard explained that mental training is as important as their physical training and nutrition and that athletes should make time for daily mental relaxation. Richard challenged the audience to construct their own 7 day programme.
Richard said “Hopefully this morning’s session will help the Academy athletes in
their sporting performances. If I can assist in improving their mental fitness’ this may give them an edge in competition and could mean the difference between success and failure.”
Mick Sudron, coach and father of Marcus Sudron, British junior Olympic Wrestling Champion said “Richards’s session has definitely given me some fantastic ideas on how Marcus can approach his bouts. I have taken away from the workshop some techniques and ideas that can be practically applied. I cannot wait for Richards’s next visit.”
For further information on Tees Active Sports Academy, contact Allan McDermott on (01642) 528772. ”Football – Raise Your Mental Game” by Richard Nugent is available to pre-order at www.amazon.co.uk