Mindfulness in Sport: Creating Awareness to Develop as an Athlete

Engage Sport North is excited to present Mindfulness in Sport: Creating Awareness to Develop as an Athlete. This interactive workshop is for athletes ages 13-18 wanting to improve their sport(s) performance through mental training. 

The ability to focus on the present moment as an athlete is the ultimate currency for performance. Top performance requires athletes need to focus on important details and direct their attention away from distracting thoughts and feelings.  Athletes will experience negative thoughts and emotions that take up their energy when trying to perform to their best abilities. Mindfulness, the ability to keep your focus in the present moment, is an important tool that athletes can use to reach their potential. This workshop will introduce athlete’s to mindfulness and provide strategies in how an athlete can use mindfulness in their sport. This session will involve athletes completing activities on how they can relate mindfulness skills to their own sport experience. 

This session will be delivered by Geoff Hackett, a mental performance consultant (MPC) at PacificSport Vancouver Island. Geoff works with athletes, coaches and parents on providing mental skills to reach their potential in their sport. In addition to his role at PSVI, he works as an MPC with the Canadian Sport Institute and Team BC. He is a Professional Member in the Canadian Sport Psychology Association.