Mental Skills Mastery
This mental skill involves identifying specific objectives or outcomes one aims to achieve within a set timeframe
What is goal-setting?
Supervillains weaken superheroes by causing stress through constant threats and challenges to their beliefs and capabilities using this tactic
What is psychological warfare or mind games?
Both superheroes and youth athletes confront challenges from supervillains and external threats
What is adversity?
This mental skill involves the practice of being fully present and aware of one's thoughts, feelings, sensations, and surroundings without judgment
What is mindfulness?
This strategy involves practicing daily self-reflection, words of encouragement, and limitless thinking to strengthen mental toughness
What is strengthening the subconscious mind?
Supervillains may exploit this mental skill to manipulate and exploit weaknesses and insecurities of superheroes
What is unproductive self-talk?
This supervillain mental skill involves creating deceptive stories to change how situations are viewed
What is deception and illusion?
Superheroes and youth athletes persist in their missions and objectives despite setbacks
What is perseverance?
Youth athletes can enhance their performance by setting mile markers and working towards them
What is goal-setting?
This exercise involves arriving early, finding a quiet space for rehearsal, and imagining performance to improve mental toughness
What is the visualization exercise?
This mental skill involves managing physical and mental levels of energy to increase performance in different situations
What is arousal regulation or energy level management?
Supervillains use this tactic to change thoughts or actions of superheroes to take away their freedom
What is mind control or influence?
Superheroes and youth athletes rebound from defeats, injuries, and personal crises, demonstrating this trait
What is resilience?
Superheroes and youth athletes must learn to balance their public personas with their secret or athletic lives
What are dual identities?
To reinforce mental toughness, youth athletes should set objectives at different intervals, prioritize them, and validate them through reading and focusing on controllable factors
What is writing down your goals?
Superheroes and youth athletes can enhance their performance by effectively managing and controlling their emotions through this mental skill
What is emotional regulation or mood management?
This supervillain tactic involves manipulating emotions to cause doubt or hesitation in superheroes
What is exploiting emotional triggers or changing mood levels?
Superheroes and youth athletes rely on allies, mentors, and communities for support, a key aspect of their ability to overcome adversity
What are support systems?
Supervillains may exploit this mental skill to disrupt calmness with emotional attacks and chaos
What is composure?
This strategy involves studying videos of professional athletes and engaging in deliberate practice to replicate their techniques
What is the engraving technique?
This mental skill involves concentrating attention and mental resources on a specific task or objective
What is focus?
Supervillains weaken superheroes by questioning their beliefs and distorting reality to weaken their resolve, usually stated in a manipulative way
What is gaslighting and doubt?
Both superheroes and youth athletes reflect on losses to improve and grow stronger, demonstrating this psychological concept
What is learning from failure?
Both superheroes and youth athletes undergo intense training to develop their skills and abilities, highlighting the importance of this mental skill
What is training and preparation?
To foster mental toughness and skill acquisition, youth athletes should embrace uncertainty and experiment with new techniques
What is training rough?