All chapters: The handbook of competition preparation in close combat sports

The handbook of competition preparation in close combat sports.

The chapter of the series focus on guiding combat athletes towards developing their bespoke mental preparation practices, challenging the conventional ‘just push it through’ and ‘don’t overthink’ coaching approaches that ignore crucial mental processes and brain-body connections.

After the chapters, you will have a complete personal toolkit to manage competition pressure, and a set of new preparation routines integrated into your training to achieve long-term results.

Including:

Chapter 1 – Winning cards vs winning strategy in martial arts

Chapter 2 – Understanding and developing confidence for winning

Chapter 3 – At the grappling competition – changes in the brain and the body

Chapter 4 – Long term mental preparation techniques for tournaments

Chapter 5 – Short term mental preparation techniques for tournaments

Chapter 6 – Stuck on the silver plateau – mental training to get the gold

Chapter 7 – Growing after falling – building mental strength from losing