{"id":4851,"date":"2016-02-25T18:12:30","date_gmt":"2016-02-25T18:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports_psychology_blog\/?p=4851"},"modified":"2025-06-10T07:24:29","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T11:24:29","slug":"gallweys-inner-game-principles-for-high-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/gallweys-inner-game-principles-for-high-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"Gallwey&#8217;s Inner Game Principles for Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/dimensions-for-athletes.jpg\" alt=\"Dimensions For Athletes\" class=\"wp-image-5544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/dimensions-for-athletes.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/dimensions-for-athletes-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"High_Performance_Athletes\"><\/span>High Performance Athletes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Article Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #0769bf;color:#0769bf\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #0769bf;color:#0769bf\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/gallweys-inner-game-principles-for-high-performance\/#High_Performance_Athletes\" >High Performance Athletes<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/gallweys-inner-game-principles-for-high-performance\/#Related_Sports_Psychology_Articles\" >Related Sports Psychology Articles<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/gallweys-inner-game-principles-for-high-performance\/#The_Confident_Athlete\" >The Confident Athlete<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>About three years ago, I interviewed Tim Gallwey, the author of &#8220;The Inner Game&#8221; series, as I wanted his take on athlete <strong>high performance.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gallwey was a pioneer in <strong>mental game<\/strong> techniques in the 1970s. He started as a tennis coach, but realized his ideas applied to way more than sports&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;At the time, I realized that the Inner Game techniques and methodology for learning would apply to many fields other than tennis, golf, and other sports. It would apply in life in general; it would apply in business. But I was mostly focused on sports at the beginning,&#8221;<\/em> Gallwey told me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He realized early in his coaching career that athletes would over-coach themselves during competition and get in the way of their performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;All those instructional thoughts are likely to be behavioral instructions, instructions to the body to perform in a certain way. Simply examples in tennis are get your racket back early or come through from below the ball. And they get much more technical than that.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead he wanted athletes to be aware of their movement, but not command their bodies and trying to force it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The objective is to let the body learn naturally by what feels good and what works. Words are rather clumsy he says, when it comes to body movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But in the competition and the heat of battle, you want to be <strong>aware<\/strong>. You want to be aware, and <strong>instinctive<\/strong> at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gallwey\u2019s approach to competition is to not be so finely focused as you are when you\u2019re in the learning mode and taking instruction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you\u2019re in competition, you\u2019re not trying to learn during the competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;In competition, you\u2019re steered towards high performance, and it\u2019s best when the mind is quiet and alert. It\u2019s not unconscious. It can be alert, be consciously clear about the play that we\u2019re setting up or that we\u2019re doing, the goal of the action \u2013 certain bigger things,\u201d<\/em> Gallwey said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said that three dimensions are important for all athletes: <strong>awareness, alertness, and focus<\/strong>. <em>&#8220;Three dimensions that are important for all athletes, and one of them is awareness, focus, and relaxed concentration.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ve got to be clear about the reason you\u2019re playing or you\u2019ll fall prey to how do I look to other people, am I getting famous, how do other people see me? That will become more important unless you\u2019re clear of your goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;So the three more important things are awareness, commitment, and trust, which is ACT for short. And they belong in a triangle, because your commitment will enhance your focus; your focus will enhance your trust; your trust will enhance your commitment.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Gallwey&#8217;s Inner Game Tips<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Let go of over-coaching yourself during competition. Instead, you have to trust your body to perform and become a performer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Have a clear intention or awareness of what your goal is and let go of the need to impress others or play well for teammates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Practice to feel the movement and ingrain what you feel. Transfer instructional techniques into simple feelings your body understands easily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Want to learn more about how to get our of the practice mindset and into the trust mindset? 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