My job as a coach of mental skills is to help players go where they might not be able to go on their own, given their old ways of thinking. Lessons learned on the field, course or arena have a positive effect outside of those environments. As a result, athletes become more fulfilled in their lives as a whole. One of sports psychology's classical tools to unlocking the doors to the inner game is visualization. Most amateurs do not.
Some sports psychologists advocate building confidence through positive internal dialog.
So, you have to learn to talk to yourself positively. Another approach to mapping the inner game utilizes high-technology. SportsTrac, with offices in Boulder, CO and Manhattan Beach, CA, is employing The SportsTrac System, a computer based program used to gain insight into the unseen factors which impact performance. Their proprietary software has evolved out of technology originally developed by the United States Air Force in order to train and assess fighter pilots and was later utilized by NASA in the same vein for their astronauts. SportsTrac's technology has been used by professional sports teams such as the Los Angeles Dodgers, the San Francisco Giants, The NHL's Los Angeles Kings, pro golfers on the LPGA and PGA Tours and by NCAA athletic teams.