PETTLEP Model

I enjoyed the short article and I’m sorry I will not be in class for the discussion. However, I’m submitting my reflection and maybe it can trigger some further discussion in class. I will agree with you that I enjoy the cognitive training tool, goal setting. However, I believe that imagery, positive self-talk, and mindfulness and relaxation are all equally just as important especially when dealing with an injured athlete. From this article, I thought the strongest points mentioned were the following: Imagery uses all of the senses to create or recreate, is a sensory experience that occurs in the mind, now extends to the rehab process, is to think constructively and not destructively (sounds like positive energy to me), is a mind-body …show more content…
I truly believe that this technique would be useful for an injured athlete. PETTLEP is an acronym and each letter represents an important factor when conducting imagery interventions. PETTLEP—Physical, Environment, Task, Timing, Learning, Emotion, and Perspective. The PETTLEP model emphasizes specifically “functional equivalence”. Functional equivalence involves more than just a visualization of the event. It tries to simulate the event with all senses to include the environment and emotions while conducting the physical task or event as close as possible to the actual and with the same timing, while being physically in the same, similar, or simulated environment with all the same sights, sounds, smells, tastes, and with a strong kinesthetic emphasis with haptic sensations. The focus was also on the athlete’s physical response with an emphasis on the kinesthetic response in order to maximize functional equivalence. In addition, PETTLEP prefers the perspective component to be first person as seen or done by the person doing the event (internal) instead of watching from the view as a fan (external). Using PETTLEP, one study demonstrated this imagery skill could increase the strength of an athlete without lifting actual weight. I believe this imagery technique could be used to keep an injured athlete engaged in strength exercises and playing the actual sport. This would facilitate a more …show more content…
One of their books is titled, “Images that form leadership habits and attitudes.” After my training in December, I’ll know more and I can’t wait to share more. However, I believe that an athlete could recover quicker from an injury if they were already applying Habitudes Images into their daily lives. Dr. Tim Elmore states the following from his book “we live in a culture with images”. “We grew up with photographs, TV, movies, videos, YouTube and Instagram”. “We can’t escape the power of the visual image”. “Most of us are visual learners. We like to see a picture, not just a word.” “Because pictures stick, we remember pictures long after the words have left us”. “Words are helpful only as they conjure up a picture in our minds”. “Most of us think in pictures”. “A picture is worth a thousand words”. “Some sociologists describe this generation as EPIC: Experimental, Participatory, Image-rich, and