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 *Tennis Scoreboard Advantage*

Playing tennis in the presence of a scoreboard will increase the higher-ranked player’s chance of winning the match by about 4%!
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 *Icebreaker- Teammate Memory Game*

An icebreaker in which participants must mingle and ask designated questions, then remember personal information about their teammates.
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 *Summer Program Adherence*

Improve athlete motivation and adherence to summer training programs with a system of regular support from peers, plus the use of training logs.
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 *Count Technique for Focus*

Minimize distracting thoughts by having your players count each time the ball contacts a racquet.
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Search terms: sport psychology,racquet sports,badminton,tennis

 *Icebreaker- Who is Behind Me*

An icebreaker in which participants must guess who is sitting behind them based on personal clues provided by their teammates.
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 *Visualize Colours for Emotions*

Colours can be visualized to help an athletes overcome fatigue or manipulate ineffectual emotional states.
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Search terms: emotional control,sports and emotions,how to control emotions during sports

 *Humor in Stressful Situations*

An arsenal of funny quips, expressions and jokes can take the sting out of stressful competitive situations and give an impression of self-control.
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Search terms: sport psychology tips,dealing with stress,humor and stress

 *Top Ten Sheets For Motivation*

A computer makes it easy to produce, post and update a list of your top-ranked athletes in each event or statistical category.
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Search terms: motivation,promotion,records

 *Icebreaker- Personal Business Card*

Students can make personal business cards as a way to improve self-esteem and class cohesion.
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Search terms: icebreakers,icebreaking activities,get-to-know-you activities

 *Resiliency- Visualize Difficulties*

Have students visualize themselves shaking off difficult competitive situations.
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Search terms: sport psych,resiliency,resilience,mental toughness

 *Goals - Write Them Down*

To be effective, your athletes? goals should be recorded and displayed.
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Search terms: sports psychology techniques,sports psych,sport psych

 *Icebreaker: Broken Pipe Relay*

A cooperative game and icebreaker in which teammates work together to move a ball-bearing down a segmented length of plastic pipe.
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 *Cohesion: T-Shirt Codes*

Place a formula or acronym on t-shirts as a secret, members-only reminder of your team motto.
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Search terms: team cohesiveness,team spirit,make your team closer

 *Fatigue - Strategy for Overcoming*

Overcome mental fatigue by breaking long events or workouts into a series of smaller, achievable tasks.
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[Search terms: sport psych tips,mental fatigue,sport psychology techniques for fatigue

 *Listen to Music Before Competing?*

Does listening to music before a swimming race improve actual race performance?
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