The specific skill I choose is jogging a mile (4 laps) on the track. The components of the skills are a proper warm-up, the activity which in this case is jogging 4 laps around an outdoor track, and cool down. I usually start my run around 6-7 PM and the sun has already set by then.
Script: Imagine a dark sky, look up at the moon if it’s out today, see the outdoor field and the black track, feel yourself walking down the steps to where the steps end and the track begins. You can feel the track in the soles of your shoes, the material is bumpy yet springy. Walk over to the green field where you can begin a warm-up: do 20 jumping jacks, 15 squats, 10 lunges on each leg, and 20 seconds of high knee jumps in place, then jog one lap. When doing …show more content…
After the warm-up lap, when you get back to where you started, fix anything you need to such as your hair, your watch, your music, and headphones. Then just begin jogging. Move your feet and hand as if you were actually starting to jog (jog in place). As you jog, breath as hard and loud as you need to. Hear the sound your foot makes as you run and also of those that maybe be in front or behind you. Stay alert of your surroundings if someone is coming up behind you or if you need to pass …show more content…
How did using imagery affect you and your performance? Did it help at all – in performance psychological state, preparation, specific moves, etc.?
This imagery did affect my performance, it calmed my nerves down a bit and it mentally prepared me for exactly what I was going to do. While jogging I tried to get into a mindfulness state, which just made me enjoy jogging more since it relived some stress.
2. How easy or difficult was it to use imagery with your activity? What was easy or difficult?
It was easy to use the imagery with my activity since I felt like I knew exactly what to do, and what to pay attention to. The hard part was getting into the mindful state where I was focusing on my breath and not judging whatever thoughts came up. Also, there were parts of the script that I just forgot to think about during the jog like when I am tired to just worry about the next step, I actually took a break because I was tired around the second and a half lap.
3. How could you revise your script or change your practice to make it more helpful? (e.g., add details, change components, revise timing or
Script: Imagine a dark sky, look up at the moon if it’s out today, see the outdoor field and the black track, feel yourself walking down the steps to where the steps end and the track begins. You can feel the track in the soles of your shoes, the material is bumpy yet springy. Walk over to the green field where you can begin a warm-up: do 20 jumping jacks, 15 squats, 10 lunges on each leg, and 20 seconds of high knee jumps in place, then jog one lap. When doing …show more content…
After the warm-up lap, when you get back to where you started, fix anything you need to such as your hair, your watch, your music, and headphones. Then just begin jogging. Move your feet and hand as if you were actually starting to jog (jog in place). As you jog, breath as hard and loud as you need to. Hear the sound your foot makes as you run and also of those that maybe be in front or behind you. Stay alert of your surroundings if someone is coming up behind you or if you need to pass …show more content…
How did using imagery affect you and your performance? Did it help at all – in performance psychological state, preparation, specific moves, etc.?
This imagery did affect my performance, it calmed my nerves down a bit and it mentally prepared me for exactly what I was going to do. While jogging I tried to get into a mindfulness state, which just made me enjoy jogging more since it relived some stress.
2. How easy or difficult was it to use imagery with your activity? What was easy or difficult?
It was easy to use the imagery with my activity since I felt like I knew exactly what to do, and what to pay attention to. The hard part was getting into the mindful state where I was focusing on my breath and not judging whatever thoughts came up. Also, there were parts of the script that I just forgot to think about during the jog like when I am tired to just worry about the next step, I actually took a break because I was tired around the second and a half lap.
3. How could you revise your script or change your practice to make it more helpful? (e.g., add details, change components, revise timing or