New version of the CONCENTRATION GRID app …

New version of the CONCENTRATION GRID app has been released … and (among other enhancements) includes a POST TO LEADERBOARD function. Test your skill with the mental focus grid exercise.  Challenge yourself. Post your best grid times to the leaderboard … and see how you measure against other competitors across the nation and around the … More New version of the CONCENTRATION GRID app …

CONCENTRATION GRID – focus grids … challenge yourself

CONCENTRATION GRID – focus grids … challenge yourself
Concentration Grid is a web/mobile device app implementation of a mental skills training exercise for students, athletes, coaches, sports performance/psychology staff, trainers, teachers, parents, etc.
Use concentration grids a/k/a focus grids with student-athletes as a tool for assessment, development, practice/exercise of attention skills … and for competitive challenge and fun.
Generate grids in varying sizes of between 3 and 14 columns/rows – small grids test speed/dexterity … larger grids exercise focus/attention skills.
Convenient gameplay/replay.
History tracking (time/performance data).
Share feature is integrated with social media.
Post and track best gridtimes at the leaderboard.
Make self-development a daily habit.
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CONCENTRATION GRID app/exercise – origins, efficacy and uses

Documented origin of the use of a focus grid as a concentration exercise has been credited to Dorothy Harris and Bette Harris, who referenced the exercise in their book titled “The Athlete’s Guide to Sports Psychology: Mental Skills for Physical People” (Leisure Press/Human Kinetics, published February 1, 1984) (see pages 92-93 and 189). See www.amazon.com/Athletes-Guide-Sports-Psychology-Physical/dp/0880112069 … More CONCENTRATION GRID app/exercise – origins, efficacy and uses

CONCENTRATION GRID – challenge yourself

Concentration Grid is a web/mobile device app implementation of a mental skills training (focus grid) exercise for students, athletes, coaches, sports performance/psychology staff, etc. Challenge yourself/your team. Post and track gridtimes at the leaderboard. Make self-development a daily habit. Concentration Grid app (Apple/iOS, Google Play/Android): Grids in sizes from 3 to 14 columns/rows Convenient gameplay/replay … More CONCENTRATION GRID – challenge yourself

CONCENTRATION GRID – post/track best grid times on leaderboards

CONCENTRATION GRID with new POST TO LEADERBOARD feature – Beat the benchmark gridtime or climb to the top of the leaderboard for one of the 68 different grid sizes. Compete against other athletes/leaders. Post your completed grid image (screenshot/image file) and GRID ID to the leaderboard at the Concentration Grid community site. Visit the leaderboard … More CONCENTRATION GRID – post/track best grid times on leaderboards

CONCENTRATION GRID – focus grids for students, athletes, coaches (app for Apple/iOS and Android devices)

CONCENTRATION GRID – focus grids Concentration Grid is a web/mobile device app implementation of a mental skills training exercise for students, athletes, coaches, sports performance/psychology staff, trainers, teachers, parents, etc. Use concentration grids a/k/a mental focus grids with student-athletes as a tool for assessment, development, practice/exercise of attention skills … and for competitive challenge and … More CONCENTRATION GRID – focus grids for students, athletes, coaches (app for Apple/iOS and Android devices)

Mental Training with Youth Sport Teams (J Sport Psychol Action – published online 2013 March 13)

Mental Training with Youth Sport Teams: Developmental Considerations & Best Practice Recommendations J Sport Psychol Action (published online 2013 March 13) By:  Amanda J. Visek, Brandonn Harris, and Lindsey C. Blom Abstract: Working with youth athletes requires knowledge of the inherent variability in child and adolescent development that will impact the implementation of a mental … More Mental Training with Youth Sport Teams (J Sport Psychol Action – published online 2013 March 13)

CONCENTRATION GRID APP – mental focus grids for students, athletes, coaches (for Apple/iOS and Android devices)

Concentration Grid app – available for Apple/iOS devices and Android devices (Google Play store and Amazon app store) Concentration Grid is an implementation of a mental skills training exercise for students, athletes, coaches, sports performance/psychology staff, trainers, teachers, parents, etc. Use concentration grids a/k/a mental focus grids with student-athletes as a tool for assessment, development, practice/exercise of attention skills … More CONCENTRATION GRID APP – mental focus grids for students, athletes, coaches (for Apple/iOS and Android devices)

INSIDE THE WORLD OF MENTAL COACHING IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL (SI.com)

INSIDE THE WORLD OF MENTAL COACHING IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Sports Illustrated By JAMIE LISANTI May 02, 2018 www.si.com/edge/2018/05/02/bob-tewksbury-mental-coaching-baseball-jon-lester Advanced metrics may be an indelible part of baseball, but another strategy is becoming invaluable to the game: harnessing the power of the mind. This year, a record 27 of the 30 MLB clubs employ a … More INSIDE THE WORLD OF MENTAL COACHING IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL (SI.com)