Types of Focus
This type of focus involves reading the entire field or court.
What is Broad External Focus?
This brain structure activates fight-or-flight during an emotional hijack.
What is the amygdala?
This brain area activates during mental rehearsal just like real movement.
What is the motor cortex?
Imagining the feeling of movement in your body is this type of imagery.
What is kinesthetic imagery?
Peak Performance = Skill × ______ × Emotional Control.
What is Focus?
Focusing only on the rim during a free throw is this type of focus.
What is Narrow External Focus?
This part of the brain handles decision-making under control.
What is the prefrontal cortex?
This brain region helps process visual imagery.
What is the visual cortex?
Imagining what the environment or action looks like is this type.
What is visual imagery?
When distracted, the first step in the Focus Recovery Model is to do this.
What is recognize it?
Thinking through game strategy falls under this category of focus.
What is Broad Internal Focus?
This strategy involves changing “I’m terrible” into “Adjust and execute.”
What is cognitive reframing?
This structure coordinates movement and balance during imagery.
What is the cerebellum?
Imagining sounds like crowd noise is this type of imagery.
What is auditory imagery?
Mental rehearsal helps reduce this common competition emotion.
What is anxiety?
Focusing on breathing or a cue word is this type of attentional style.
What is Narrow Internal Focus?
According to the Yerkes-Dodson Law, too much anxiety leads to this.
What is performance decline?
Imagery activates these, which are also used in real physical movement.
What are neural pathways?
This type of imagery focuses on strategy and problem-solving.
What is cognitive imagery?
Elite performers master this type of control under pressure.
What is internal control?
Stress tends to do this to the attentional field.
What is narrow it?
Name two common emotional triggers in sport.
What are bad referee calls, trash talk, mistakes, benching, or crowd pressure?
This law explains optimal arousal for peak performance.
What is the Yerkes-Dodson Law?
This type enhances emotional drive and motivation by visualizing success.
What is motivational imagery?
Pressure exposes this, according to the takeaway slide.
What is preparation?