This is a great opportunity to understand the power of the mind in improving your surfing performance from a world leader in the field.  Richard is regarded as one of the world’s leading experts in surfing psychology and has worked with many of the worlds leading surfers to improve their surfing performance.  Author of ‘The Surfers Mind’ (www.thesurfersmind.com), Richard also works at the Australian Institute of Sport developing athlete performance.

DATE:            Saturday 13^th March, 2010

VENUE:         Barwon Heads Bakery & Pizza

                        49 Hitchcock Ave, Barwon Heads, Vic 3227

TIME:             4pm – 5pm

FEE:               $10

The field of surf psychology aims to develop and enhance psychological skills for optimal performance and personal enrichment in surfing and in life                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Sport psychology is a specialist field based upon sound scientific knowledge, research and practical application. Sport psychology explores your thoughts, feelings, experiences and behaviour and how you respond to your social and physical sporting environment.

Areas of education in the field of surf psychology cover all the key mental factors that influence your personal and surfing performances. These include:

- Awareness
- Responsibility
- Personal openness
- Courage
- Desire and will to achieve
- Confidence and self-belief
- Attitude
- Motivation
- Positive persistence
- Coping ability
- Concentration and focus
- Preparedness
-  Physical and mental arousal
-  Decision making        
- Visual search and   selection
- Technical adaptability
- Creativity and style
- Mood and emotion
- Boredom and burnout
- Stress management

For more information, contact Cameron Lamperd on 0438 589 049

or by email cam@surfsessions.com.au