Elite Performance Workbook
Ages 15+ Competitive Swimming
Mental Preparation for Competitive Swimming
A structured mental performance framework developed over 50 years of applied work with competitive swimmers and elite performers. Designed to be implemented in training and competition.
Pages
233 + 80
Chapters
14
Format
Digital + Print-ready
Inside the workbook.
- 01Mental Preparation
- 02Self-Awareness
- 03Goal Setting
- 04Anxiety Management
- 05Positive Self-Talk
- 06Creative Imagery
- 07Attentional Control
- 08Group Harmony
- 09Ideal Performance States
- 10Ideal Emotional States
- 11Self-Confidence
- 12Motivation
- 13Performance Success & Failure
- 14Performance Issues
Built for competitive swimmers, ages 15 and up.
- What's included
- The complete theory manual and companion worksheet file, covering all eight mental skills plus chapters on performance success and failure, performance issues, and ideal performance and emotional states. Structured for progressive implementation across a competitive season. Delivered as two print-ready PDFs by email.
- Who it's for
- Competitive swimmers aged 15 and over, club, varsity, national, and international level, and the coaches preparing them for major competitions.
- How it's used
- Used independently by the athlete or integrated into team training by a coach. The theory manual and companion worksheets are designed to work together, with the worksheets completed in real time alongside each chapter.
- Author
- Dr. John M. Hogg · PhD, University of Alberta · 4 Olympic teams · 50+ Olympic athletes mentored.
"This was MY book and I was not embarrassed to write my most repressed fears or my wildest dreams. For the first time in my swimming career I could not hide."Mark TewksburyOlympic Gold Medallist · 100m Backstroke · Barcelona 1992