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Helps to lower stress/anxiety by using a somatic technique to control breathing through deep, slow breaths. 

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Helps to lower stress/anxiety by using a somatic technique to control breathing through deep, slow breaths. 

The benefits of this technique are that it ensures that you get enough oxygen so tour body can exercise effectively. More oxygen to your body will help you feel relaxed and in more control of your body. This enables you to have greater levels of confidence so you can combat negative thoughts. Also it helps to take your mind off things that are causing you to feel anxious.

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Progressive muscular relaxation - Jacobson 1932 (creating and releasing tension) 

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Lowers stress by creating tension and releasing it
Best used the night before the game since it relaxes the mind and body
Not ideal before a game as it lowers arousal
Personally I thought it was very relaxing and made me sleepy but I didn’t feel alot  of tension 

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This technique involves the measurement of physical changes that happen to the body when arousal and anxiety increase. Accurate measurements of changes in heart rate, blood pressure and skin temperature can be taken once it is known that a performer is becoming anxious. Once these changes are being monitored, It is thought that the performer can control the physiological effects of excessive anxiety, such as muscular tension and adopt a calmer state.  A psychologist named Petruzello discovered that there is strong evidence that biofeedback is effective in improving performance.

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Somatic stress management in sport

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Combines both somatic and cognitive
Concentration is shifted to the centre of the body
Focusing on breathing and the heaviness in the abdomen and stomach
Imagine the energy flow to the centre of your body
Practise this technique alot so when stressed in sport you can remind yourself that you have balance and control
Best used before games

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Centering Breath: A Breathing Relaxation Technique for Anxiety and Stress

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Helps to lower stress/anxiety by using a somatic technique to control breathing through deep, slow breaths.

The benefits of this technique are that it ensures that you get enough oxygen so tour body can exercise effectively. More oxygen to your body will help you feel relaxed and in more control of your body. This enables you to have greater levels of confidence so you can combat negative thoughts. Also it helps to take your mind off things that are causing you to feel anxious.

It can be used between short performances for example in golf walking between shots or in tennis between serves.

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Allows a sports performer the opportunity to understand their physiological response to stress.
When stressed or anxious some changes may occur eg. -An increase in hr
-Raid breathing
- Increase / decrease in skin temperature
- Increase in muscle tension
Biofeedback involves different kinds of equipment to collect information on the physiological response for example, heart rate, blood pressure & respiration rates. The performer then records the information allowing them to be aware of how their body is working at any given time.

This method can help with imagery or visualisation to reduce stress and enharnace relaxation. If blood pressure is raised too much in a situation where there is an audience present then the performer can redirect focus into a specific aspect of their task.

Spots coaches often use this method to encourage an athlete to deal effectively to the body’s reaction to exercise. If an athlete is aware of their physiological responses for example high heart rate before a race then they will be able to develop strategies to combat this stress response possibly through breathing techniques.

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The aim of this technique is to help players adopt a calm and positive attitude before a game. This technique however requires practice and practices need I be progressive such as self-directed relaxation.
Self-directed relaxation is she the athlete has help from their coach to concentrate on a specific muscular group and relax it. After practice the athlete will be able to do this on their own or with the use of a pre-recorded tape.
The aim of self -directed relaxation is to;
-help the athlete become relaxed in as little time as possible, so eventually it will only take moments as they’ve trained their body to do so.
The effectiveness of self-directed relaxation depends on whether the athlete is aware of the muscle group that needs to be relaxed but before a game/event, as some may be more aware than others meaning that they will take less time to relax, however the time taken can be improved over time.

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Lowers stress by creating tension and releasing it
Best used the night before the game since it relaxes the mind and body
Not ideal before a game as it lowers arousal
Personally I thought it was very relaxing and made me sleepy but I didn’t feel alot  of tension

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The technique was developed by Jacobsen in 1932 and is used to lower stress by creating tension in the muscles then relaxing.

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The aim is to relax a performers body and muscles before an event. You create tension in the muscles and then releasing it from the body.
After the technique my muslces felt relaxed and made me feel sleepy and tired.

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Technique involves creating tension in parts of the body and then remastering the tension to know how it feels to be relaxed. It made me feel tired and didn’t allow for me to think about anything else. Body parts felt a mixture between light but also heavy.

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Progressive muscular relaxation - Jacobson 1932 (creating and releasing tension)