Championship Workshops with Dr Alan Goldberg

 

NPIDA PEAK PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP

Internationally Known Sports/Performance Psychologist

Dr. Alan Goldberg (click for his website)     

Saturday, September 27th, 2014 – 9am-4:30pm

At NPIDA North Vancouver Studio

Sponsored in Part by The Eire Born Irish Dance Society

 

Please refer to a pending e-mail from Carrie with lots more details and a registration form! These workshops are open to preparatory Preliminary Championship dancers (those who have 4 or more dances at the Prizewinner level), Preliminary and Open dancers, and their parents. 

Pre-registration is required by Friday September 26^th 

All registration fees must be made payable to EBIDS. 

 

The purpose of this day long mental training program is to help dancers bring their performance to the next level and dance to their full potential when it counts the most. In addition, the program will teach parents and coaches the very best ways to facilitate peak performance in their dancers. The workshops will include teaching stories, demonstrations, exercises and humor to teach practical mental toughness techniques that can be immediately applied to both practice and competition.

 

There will be four separate 1-1/2 hour workshops (each concluding with a 15-minute Question and Answer session) as follows:
1. Preparatory Prelim dancers/Prelim dancers/Open dancers
2. World Qualifiers
3. Parents
4. NPIDA coaches

DANCERS
Do you perform better in practice than competition? Are you flooded by last minute nervousness and negative thinking?
This workshop will teach you to:
• Mentally prepare for upcoming major competitions
• Stay calm and composed under pressure
• Develop championship concentration
• Manage last minute negative thinking and self-doubts
• Perform to your best potential and get more out of daily training

After superb teaching, countless hours practicing and conditioning, what separates the very best dancers from all the rest are their mental skills. Your ability to stay calm under pressure, rebound quickly from mistakes and effectively manage last minute negative thinking and doubts are necessary for Peak Performance. You must also concentrate on what is important, let go of distractions and mentally prepare for major competitions. These key things will determine your ultimate success as an Irish Dancer.

PARENTS
Would you like to know exactly what to say to your child to help them feel good about themselves and perform to their potential?
This workshop will teach you to:
• Understand why your child may have problems with pressure and learn what you can do to help
• Know how to handle your child’s struggles with low self-confidence and disappointment
• Learn the principles of peak performance and how to use them to help your child perform at their best
• Know what to say (and NOT say!) before and after competitions

Your role on the dancer/parent/teacher “team” is absolutely critical to your child's ultimate success as a dancer. This program will help you understand this role and the principles of peak performance, and educate you as to what you need to do to help your child go as far as possible.

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