I thought the following five guidelines from Chapter 6 of the reading assignment was relevant to developing and refining a routine. However, I believe that Dr. McGuire’s video also were relevant as well. Chapter 6 discussed the following: Observe, strategy, See it, Feel it, and Trust it (Moore, 1998). Dr. McGuire’s list was time orientation (be here in the moment), utilize positive self-talk, concentration, composure, and then confidence. Another way to approach 5 guideline is to take Dr. Ravizza’s discussion in the video last week on what you can control (attitude, effort, and focus) and then combine that with Dr McGuire’s discussion on thoughts and choices….attitude, effort, focus, thoughts, and choice.
Regardless, I applied the guidelines from the discussion in chapter six, case #5, regarding the professional male golfer and then applied it to rock climbing.…show more content… Strategy: develop a plan from the information received combined with my skill and experience.
See it: visualize the route...each hand hold...the direction….best sequence of hands….when to match hand and or feet. Think of the process of one step at a time. Think of straight arms without muscles engaged in shoulders. Roll out shoulder. Think foot placement and rolling big toe over hold. Think to twist your core into the mountain to keep center of gravity close to the wall for efficient, energy conserving climbing.
Feel it: allow your moves to be imagined by the feel of the muscles (the kinesthetic feel) engaged at the proper moment with good flow and a relaxed mind with deep breathing.
Trust it: allows my mind to turn over the reigns to the muscles to execute the climb that I have pictured and
