Mental and Physical Fitness for Sailing (Sail to Win)

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This book describes the psychological strategies the world class sailors use to set goals, manage stress and build confidence.xA0; Part 3 contains photo sequences of sailing-specific exercises that can be used to build an individual training programme.Set goals for confidence building and competition.Learn effective self-talk and straight thinking.Make stress work for you, not against you.Harness the power of visualisation.Learn to stay focussed so that you can cope with distractions.Build and maintain the on-boat relationships that really work.Plan your own fitness programme.Aerobic and Anaerobic exercises.Recognise the value of rest and recovery.Learn now to train both on the water and in the gym.

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Alan Beggs is a psychologist with wide experience at all levels of sporting endeavour. He is the RYA Honorary Sport Psychologist, and has worked with many of Britain's best - known Olympic and international sailors.John Derbyshire, a former PE teacher, achieved international success as a sailor before he became an RYA Olympic coach, with responsibility for fitness.John Whitmore has had a long and distinguished career as a racing driver and as a tennis and ski coach, and has taught many performers to master the mental demands of sport at the highest level.