Conquering Ring Nerves

Diane Peters Mayer (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

240 Seiten

2004
Hungry Minds Inc,U.S. (Verlag)
978-0-7645-4972-4 (ISBN)

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Whether you're new to dog sports or an experienced dog handler, it's quite common to experience mild to severe performance anxiety during competition. This title helps to overcome your anxiety through an easy-to-follow, program. It shows you how to calm yourself, stay focused, boost your self-esteem, and give a blue-ribbon performance.

This title presents proven ways to overcome performance anxiety. Whether you're new to dog sports or an experienced dog handler, it's quite common to experience mild to severe performance anxiety during competition. Now, with "Conquering Ring Nerves", you can face and overcome your anxiety through an easy-to-follow, successful program. No matter what's going on inside or outside the ring, Diane Peters Mayer shows you how to calm yourself, stay focused, boost your self-esteem, and give a blue-ribbon performance. She uses a multidimensional approach developed during her years as a psychotherapist and anxiety specialist, complete with exercises and techniques adapted from such areas as sports psychology, yoga, and physical fitness.You'll discover how to ground yourself and compete from your 'core', and take advantage of quick stress busters and ways to loosen and energize your body. Packed with proven tips to find success and have fun in the ring, "Conquering Ring Nerves" is your one-stop guide to overcoming competition jitters and becoming the handler of your dreams.
It reveals how to achieve peak performance under pressure in all dog sports, from agility, obedience, and confirmation to Rally-O, freestyle, and more. It features illuminating, real-life ring nerves stories. It explains how to stop being afraid, set goals, and reach them. It includes a Training Diary to keep yourself on track during training and competitions. It offers further reading and resources lists to build upon what you've learned.

DIANE PETERS MAYER, M.S.W., is a psychotherapist specializing in studying and treating anxiety disorders, including performance anxieties and self-defeating behavior. In 2000, she started the program "Competing at Your Peak: The Unique Dog Handlers' Training Program to Combat Ring Nerves" for handlers of every dog sport. Mayer is a member of the National Association of Social Workers and the International Coaching Federation.

Foreword.Acknowledgments.How to Use the Conquering Ring Nerves Program.Introduction.Chapter 1: Anxiety: A Force to Be Reckoned With.Chapter 2: The Breath Is the Key.Chapter 3: Success Is in the Here and Now.Chapter 4: Go With the Flow!Chapter 5: Creating a Safe Space.Chapter 6: The Confidence Game.Chapter 7: You'll Make Mistakes!Chapter 8: Goals: A Road Map to Success.Chapter 9: Competing From Your Core.Chapter 10: Stretching: Loosen and Energize.Wrap Up.APPENDICES.Appendix A: Full Body Progressive Relaxation: The Path to Serenity (script for recording).Appendix B: Quickie Stress-Buster.Appendix C: Guided Imagery: Dream It and Do It (script for recording).Appendix D: Ring Nerve Desensitization Program.Appendix E: The Training Diary.Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	19.3.2004
Zusatzinfo	Illustrations
Verlagsort	Foster City
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Tiere / Tierhaltung
ISBN-10	0-7645-4972-3 / 0764549723
ISBN-13	978-0-7645-4972-4 / 9780764549724
Zustand	Neuware