Sport Psychology Tactics - Understanding How The Safe And Sound Protocol Can Help Athletes With Performance

Aug 1

Ben Foodman - Sport Psychology & Certified Brainspotting Consultant in Charlotte North Carolina

About the Author

Ben Foodman is a licensed psychotherapist & performance specialist. He owns his private practice located in Charlotte North Carolina where he specializes in working with athletes to help them overcome mental blocks (the yips), PTSD, ADD / ADHD and achieve flow states through the techniques of Brainspotting & Neurofeedback. If you are interested in services, use the link here! Enjoy the article below!

Ben Foodman - BCIA Neurofeedback & ADD / ADHD located in Charlotte North Carolina

Athletes, Unyte Integrated Listening Systems & Polyvagal Theory

When athletes compete and train, they are constantly putting their bodies through repeated stress tests. The stress tests of sport require full body and mental focus in order to be succesful in these endeavors. However, if left unchecked over time an athlete’s autonomic nervous system can be trained to remain in a higher anxiety state due to the stressful nature of these experiences. I was recently afforded the opportunity to write for Unyte Integrated Listening Systems, which provides therapeutic tools to help people reduce symptoms of anxiety. In this blog post I discuss the connection between athlete stress, Polyvagal theory, and how their resources can help athletes reduce negative symptoms. Use the link below to learn more!

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If you are an athlete reading this segment of the TRAINING REPORT, hopefully this content was helpful! I put the Training Report together because I felt like many of the discussions on issues such as the Yips/mental blocks, strength training & other subject matter on athlete performance concepts were really missing the mark on these ideas (e.g. how trauma is the direct cause of the Yips). If you are interested in learning more, make sure to subscribe below for when I put out new content on issues related to sport psychology & athlete performance! Also, if you are looking to work with a mental performance specialist, you are in the right place! USE THIS LINK to reach out to me to see if my services are the right fit for your goals!

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