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"My gold medal is proof of the success of Donald Liggett's mental training program using hypnosis. All athletes should read his book."
Sapok Biki
Flyweight gold medal winner
1998 Commonwealth Games
Sapok Biki
Flyweight gold medal winner
1998 Commonwealth Games
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The author aims to help athletes learn to sharpen their mental focus, relax ther bodies, visualize successful performance, think positively, and control their emotions during training or when facing important competitions. The book covers all these psychological skills and more, pointing out their significant role in performance and presenting training exercises that will develop and reinforce those mental powers. Five case studies show how athletes have used hypnosis.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Ligget has produced an interesting text on the power of the mind, and how it can be utilised. Through the analysis of his case studies, he explains the different uses of hypnosis in sport. Takes mental imagery and relaxation one step further. Connects with the areas of the mind that we sometimes care to forget.
Gives clear instructions on induction and warnings for those of us who are not trained in hypnosis or psychoanalysis. Missing the after affects of trance state, which can be for some individuals painful and frightening.
Overall though an excelent read for the post graduate in sports and exercise psychology. The methods here can be applied in the day to day coaching of performers!
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Sports Hypnosis, reviewed by Christopher R. Newton
19 Dec 2000
Format:Paperback
This book is excellent. As a sports hypnosist myself, I understand it's potential value in so many immediately relevant areas. It covers a wide range of examples, but not just American sports like American football and baseball. This book has worldwide appeal
The writing style clear, without vague generalisations.
It covers pain relief - an all too common problem. It goes into establishing a rapport with cynical clients, by giving immediate solutions to some of the many problems sportsmen and women face everyday
As some of you will already know sports hypnosis is able to improve anyones abilites. Running faster, make them stronger than before.
Don't forget hypnosis is not a conjuring trick, it's for real, with no use of drugs.
Best wishes to all Christopher R. Newton
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Sports Hypnosis Works !
20 April 2009
Format:Paperback
Good well-rounded approach to using hypnosis for enhancing sports performance. I certainly will use some of Mr Liggett's methods when working with my sports clients.
However, being over 10 years old, this book deserves to be revised. His insistance on using only a hypnotist with an advanced medical degree is a bit old fashioned. Certainly one needs to work with a qualified hypnotist who knows how to handle special situations that may come up (like how to handle an abreaction) but there are many well trained professional hypnotists who can do this work without being a Psychologist; perhaps even better. At the time of this writing he doesn't seem to recognize the National Guild of Hypnotists either.
A very good book for all those who want to work with sports mental-conditioning. It doing give step by step methods that I will refer to often.
Another thought; funny how I held off buying this book for a couple years just because of the cover picture of a young man whom I guessed was the author. It turns out that Mr. Liggett is an older gentleman who is pictured inside the book. I guess some professional in 'marketing' felt that the younger man's picture would help sell the book. Perhaps it has overall, but it held me back.
George Guarino
www.HypnosisWorksWell.com
However, being over 10 years old, this book deserves to be revised. His insistance on using only a hypnotist with an advanced medical degree is a bit old fashioned. Certainly one needs to work with a qualified hypnotist who knows how to handle special situations that may come up (like how to handle an abreaction) but there are many well trained professional hypnotists who can do this work without being a Psychologist; perhaps even better. At the time of this writing he doesn't seem to recognize the National Guild of Hypnotists either.
A very good book for all those who want to work with sports mental-conditioning. It doing give step by step methods that I will refer to often.
Another thought; funny how I held off buying this book for a couple years just because of the cover picture of a young man whom I guessed was the author. It turns out that Mr. Liggett is an older gentleman who is pictured inside the book. I guess some professional in 'marketing' felt that the younger man's picture would help sell the book. Perhaps it has overall, but it held me back.
George Guarino
www.HypnosisWorksWell.com
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Intelligent survey and introduction
19 Feb 2007
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A serious and informative introduction to a murky subject. A variety of athlete examples are given (kayaking, pole-vaulting, basketball, football) but alas, nothing directly pertinent to what I wanted.
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