Sports Psychology and Hypnosis

Probably the most talked about sporting occasion in the UK where hypnosis was used, was in 1996. Boxer Steve Collins enlisted the help of a hypnotist who suggested, whilst in trance, that he would throw two punches to Chris Eubanks one. In the fight Eubank threw 300 punches, Collins threw over 600. Eubank expressed his concern that Collins had an unfair advantage fighting in a "super human trance-like state". In that fight, and in their rematch, Eubank was the points loser.

Hypnosis and visualisation have been used in Sport for years; in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, the Russian olympic team took no less than 11 hypnotists to develop mental clarity and help the athletes with visualisation, in the 1978/79 tour of Australia, England cricket captain Mike Brearley consulted a hypnotherapist to improve his game, out of 20 Australian swimmers named in the 1980 Olympic team 12 had been using sports hypnosis tapes for two months previously.

I have worked recently with Glenn Smith - Professional Boxing Coach and his team of Coaches at the Red Corner Gym in Coventry (trained Jeff "Snowman" Monson UFC fighter and Boxer Steve Bendall). I have also worked one to one with Paul Hudson - Professional Boxing Coach also from Red Corner. I am currently working with Bob Dillon - Great Britain High Performance Coach (trained Amir Khan and Frankie Gavin during the Olympics) at Lions ABC in Brierley Hill and Alan Keast - England and Midlands Counties Regional Coach at Tamworth ABC and their boxers.

You're most likely to be very motivated to play your chosen sport, you probably practise a great deal and you're more than likely to follow the right diet...but what are you doing about your mental game?

"Reprogramme your mind to achieve succesful outcomes"

"Boost your sporting confidence and self esteem"

"Relax more easily and quickly"

"Overcome anxieties and fears"

"Create powerful states at will"

"Understand how your thoughts and physiology affect your performance"

Using a range of techniques taken from Hypnosis, Sports Psychology and Neuro Linguistic Programming, I create an environment where your brain and body are able to work more efficiently and effectively to achieve your sporting potential more easily and quickly.

Rather than waste time telling your club members what I do, why not book me to deliver my "Power of the Mind" seminar at your club or organisation for £60 and allow your club members to ask me any questions at the end?

Although I work predominantly with boxers, these techniques work effectively in all sports, both team and individual sport. Are you getting the most out of yourself?

Contact me now on 024 7667 5520 to book a free consultation, or check out my dedicated Sports Psychology and Hypnosis website www.NDSP.co.uk

Bob Dillon - G.B. High Performance Boxing Coach introduces me before I deliver my "The Power of the Mind" seminar for his Boxing Club in Brierley Hill.

The one hour plus seminar is packed with information and demonstrations and gives you a chance to ask questions at the end.

Better Boxing Range CDs

"Peak Performance" CD - £10

This CD utilises is aimed at those boxers who want to take themselves to the next level. Hypnotic suggestion and NLP techniques are used in order to access those parts of your mind that have helped you create succesful outcomes in the past and allow you to encode these into your mind and perform at your very best mentally and physically.

"Inner Confidence" CD - £10

This CD is specifically for those boxers who experience high levels of fear or nerves before sparring or fighting. The recording uses hypnosis in order to reduce those levels of fear to acceptable levels for sparring or boxing bouts and allows you to feel more confident and therefore box in a more relaxed and effective manner.

"Focussed Concentration" CD - £10

This CD utilises hypnosis and is specifically targetted at those boxers who occasionally "switch off" and/or lose their focus during training or during boxing matches. It is designed to allow you to relax get rid of any stresses or tensions and allow your subconscious mind to programme itself to focus and concentrate more when sparring or fighting.

Some boxers have found my other CDs like "Sleep Easily", "Release Stress Now", "Relax and Recharge Yourself", "Increase Your Metabolism and Exercise More" and "Eat Fresh Healthy Food" very useful for preparing for fights or for their lives in general.

Sports Psychology and Hypnosis Testimonials

"The (Technique 1) exercise learnt has helped me a lot as I used it every day leading up to my last fight. He had won a Gold medal in the Canadian championships meaning he was the best in Canada for his age and weight. I have never won anything other than a midlands title so i had that to worry about. Also people that normally box for their country have had more experience than me...three days after i beat him he went on to beat the National champion of England. The positive affirmations you told me to keep telling myself worked well as I felt more confident, for example I kept telling myself ‘I will win’ and I did! (Technique 2) – I used this on the day of my last contest to see if it would help calm my nerves. As it happens I felt the most relaxed I have ever felt before a contest. My heart rate was low when the doctor checked. I did it all the way until I was in the ring."

Charles Delve - (79kgs Light Heavyweight Droitwich ABC) after his victory for England against Canada 22nd February 2008

"I felt relaxed straight away and felt rapport came easy...really enjoyed the board, explaining things and helping us refer back...very useful , loads of useful tips that I can now use. I feel Nick Davies has helped myself and my team of instructors to raise their level of interaction with their students to make the student and the instructor to feel more comfortable."

Glenn Smith - Owner Red Corner Gym Coventry

"You are so relaxed and make it easy to understand which is very beneficial for the people who are apprehensive...it is going really good and we have a nice bit of humour in there aswell which is always a bonus...you are very professional and conduct yourself well...I rated the skills very good because it makes me so much more aware of myself and others and can spill over into so many areas of my life...Excellent, you really are on top of your game in my opinion, I was expecting it to be complicated but you made it so straightforward."

Danny Galloghly - Red Corner Gym Coventry