{"id":6510,"date":"2020-03-25T19:31:05","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T19:31:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/?p=6510"},"modified":"2024-03-27T10:55:51","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T14:55:51","slug":"motivational-phrases-during-warmup-help-young-athletes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/motivational-phrases-during-warmup-help-young-athletes\/","title":{"rendered":"Motivational Phrases During Warmup Help Young Athletes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/8-confidence-busters-for-sports-kids-you-should-know.jpg\" alt=\"Youth Sports Psychology\" class=\"wp-image-3422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/8-confidence-busters-for-sports-kids-you-should-know.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/8-confidence-busters-for-sports-kids-you-should-know-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"When_Self-Talk_Isnt_Enough_for_Athletes\"><\/span>When Self-Talk Isn&#8217;t Enough for Athletes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/motivational-phrases-during-warmup-help-young-athletes\/#When_Self-Talk_Isnt_Enough_for_Athletes\" >When Self-Talk Isn&#8217;t Enough for Athletes<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/motivational-phrases-during-warmup-help-young-athletes\/#Listen_to_the_full_podcast_here\" >Listen to the full podcast here:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/motivational-phrases-during-warmup-help-young-athletes\/#Related_Articles_on_Kids_Mental_Game\" >Related Articles on Kids&#8217; Mental Game:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/motivational-phrases-during-warmup-help-young-athletes\/#Improve_Your_Mental_Game_From_Anywhere_In_The_World\" >Improve Your Mental Game From Anywhere In The World<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Brad Donohue, a psychology professor and sports psychology expert at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) is conducting some eye-opening studies about how motivational phrases help athletes perform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In one of his studies, coaches or peers said a string of <strong>phrases<\/strong> to runners during warmup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBy standing above an athlete during warmup, we can give them a motivational statement,\u201d he said. The statements were a select group of phrases about how well the athletes would do. \u201cIt\u2019s hard to think of negative talk when someone is standing above you doing this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The UNLV researchers found that doing this would increase the runners\u2019 speed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe mixed them up with instructions, \u2018Run with your hands nice and loose,\u201d and then five seconds later, \u2018You look slim and mean and will destroy today.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That <strong>increased<\/strong> their speed even more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe <strong>motivational statements <\/strong>lower their anxiety, prepare them and help them focus on what they\u2019re going to do,\u201d Donohue said.<br>Sometimes, the researchers gave the athletes headphones that allowed them to listen to the phrases, and that also increased their speed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The researchers also categorized the<strong> motivational statements<\/strong> to determine which ones worked best for different athletes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They\u2019d ask the coach which instructions would best benefit certain athletes. For example, the athlete might be told that she needs to breathe more from her diaphragm when running.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSome responded best to aggressive statements like \u2018I\u2019m going to dominate.\u2019 Others would be motivated by spiritual statements like \u2018I\u2019ve been blessed,\u2019\u201d said Donohue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UNLV researchers also identified which <strong>statements<\/strong> teammates thought would be helpful to specific athletes. They then compared them to the statement the athletes said they preferred. The researchers found that teammates didn\u2019t always know which statements would be best for their team mates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That part of the study showed that team mates, coaches and parents weren\u2019t necessarily <strong>communicating<\/strong> the kinds of ideas that worked for athletes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not only did the researchers learn that motivational phrases help runners perform better. They discovered that when it comes to motivational phrases, there\u2019s no such thing as one-size-fits-all for athletes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Listen_to_the_full_podcast_here\"><\/span><strong>Listen to the full podcast here:<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/21564410\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/4188b5\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"related-articles-on-hockey-mental-game\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_Articles_on_Kids_Mental_Game\"><\/span>Related Articles on Kids&#8217; Mental Game:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/how-self-talk-can-help-athletes-when-losing-a-game\/\">How Self-Talk Can Help Athletes When Losing a Game<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/addressing-anxiety-mistakes-and-low-confidence-in-youth-sports\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/ensure-young-athletes-self-talk-is-positive\/\">Ensure Young Athletes\u2019 Self-Talk is Positive<\/a><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/self-talk-that-destroys-young-athletes-confidence\/\">Self-talk That Destroys Young Athletes\u2019 Confidence<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-f49818fa-7c7a-4ee3-b5ee-66581aad2c71\">*Subscribe to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/sports-psychology-podcast-by-peaksports-com\/id152566009\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Sports Psychology Podcast<\/a>&nbsp;on iTunes<br>*Subscribe to <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/0ynyaalKxbnNmsoeL8gF5X?si=8224669de9b3435b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Sports Psychology Podcast<\/a> on Spotify<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Improve_Your_Mental_Game_From_Anywhere_In_The_World\"><\/span><strong>Improve Your Mental Game From Anywhere In The World<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youthsportspsychology.com\/youth_sports_psychology_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/mental-training-for-young-athletes.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6868\" style=\"width:138px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re certain that, as a parent,&nbsp;you want to help your child develop confidence and discipline in sports and life.&nbsp;And as a sports parent, you\u2019d love for your children to reach their potential in sports.&nbsp;But encouraging your child to <strong>strive for greatness without pressuring them<\/strong> can be a challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can get expert mental coaching with us from anywhere. 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