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Weekly Mental Practice Planner

Choose one focus, decide when to practise, and make a simple plan to review at the end of the week.

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How can I make a mental practice plan easier to follow?

Write down one small practice, when you will try it, and how you will review the experience. A realistic plan can be adjusted when your week changes. This planner organizes your choices; it does not prescribe treatment or assess progress clinically.

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Use this as a practice prompt, not a test or a medical assessment. Skip anything that does not feel useful. If distress is persistent or affects daily life, seek support from a qualified professional.

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A Flexible Week of Mental Training

Choose one small skill and attach it to training you already do. A week with a first trial, a repeat and a review is easier to describe than a promise to work on everything daily. The sample schedule is a planning aid, not a prescription.

First training day: try one cue

Before a familiar drill, choose one controllable action. Use its cue once during the drill and write a brief observation afterwards. Keep your usual physical training plan.

Next training day: repeat or simplify

Use the same cue in the same sort of situation. If it adds pressure, shorten it or leave it out. A missed day does not require doubling the next practice.

Before competition: use the familiar version

Avoid introducing several new techniques at once. Choose the part you have rehearsed. If your schedule changes, move the practice to the next appropriate training session.

End of week: decide what to keep

Ask what you actually tried, what was useful and what you want to adjust. A different feeling or score alone cannot show why something changed. Keep one next step and allow rest.

An example to adapt

Monday: try “Look before receiving” once in a passing drill. Wednesday: repeat it. Friday: choose whether it belongs in the warm-up. Sunday: note one example of using it and one adjustment. If training is cancelled, move the trial instead of treating the week as a failure.

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My one skill for the week

First trial: day, drill and cue

Repeat: day and any simplification

Competition or another practice: familiar version

Review: keep, change or stop?

Original MindEdge educational exercise added September 12, 2026. Reviewed and approved by MindEdge. It is not a validated assessment, diagnosis or treatment. Follow your sport’s safety rules and seek qualified support for persistent distress.

Background reading: AASP: the coach’s role in pre-performance routines. The worksheet and examples are MindEdge’s own practice prompts, not a tested protocol from the source. Editorial standards.