PUBLISHED 12 May 2022
The Managing your Mindset sessions are aimed at harnessing your mind to achieve your peak performance. There are sessions for both students (Years 7-13) and all AKS parents, delivered by Simon Clarkson as part of our Enhanced Sports Performance Programme (ESPP).
Where and when:
Sessions will take place in the Senior School hall on the dates listed below. There are two sessions on each topic, tailored for audiences as follows:
- 4.00-4.45pm - Students (Years 7-13)
- 7.00-7.45pm - AKS parents from all-year groups welcome (Nursery/Prep/Senior/Sixth Form)
Introducing Simon:
Simon is a performance, culture and mindset specialist and Director of “Think Works”, who has worked with Santander, Deutsche Bank, Oracle, Johnson & Johnson, Aegon, BBC and many SMEs; Public Sector bodies, such as the NHS and Fire Service; and sporting clients, from Olympians and F1 teams to Premiership Rugby and Premier League Football. He has also worked extensively in education, as a regular guest lecturer in further education, as well as within schools to both pupils and staff alike. These sessions will focus predominantly on realising potential, developing growth mindsets, mental skills and resilience.
What to expect:
Sports theories and principles can be applied to many different environments and can help develop how we all deal with life’s challenges. These workshops are aimed at developing a positive mindset, utilising self-evaluation and reflection.
“By learning to understand, manage and use your brain in an effective way, you will achieve peak performance”, Simon Clarkson.
Workshops:
The following workshops will take place this academic year. Next year's events will be communicated in September.
3. Thursday 12th May, “Dealing with pressure/nerves - reducing stress”
Stress is proven to lower performance levels. Understanding what causes performance anxiety and what causes stress is key to being able not just to manage, it but to minimise it where possible.
How can we help ourselves to get into the right emotional state, when we can more rationally and most importantly, ‘authentically’ deliver our best performance? This goes for sport as well as any pressured environment, such as exams. We’ll explore a simple version of cognitive theory to understand practical steps you can take.
Further information:
For further information about the ESPP programme, please contact Andrea.Demiranda@akslytham.com.