Durante sus entrenamientos se esfuerzan y ponen lo mejor de sí para mejorar cada día su rendimiento y sus condiciones físicas a fin de estar en la forma más óptima para el evento deportivo que se le aproxima.

Sin embargo, existen variables psicológicas como la ansiedad que se apoderan de la mente del deportista días antes de la competición y que pueden resultar negativas e incluso propiciar un sufrimiento que afectara la manera en que se desenvuelve durante la competencia

Hi Hivers, when an athlete sees a competition approaching they are an accumulation of emotions and thoughts that manifest themselves.

During their workouts they strive and put the best of themselves to improve every day their performance and their physical conditions in order to be in the most optimal shape for the sporting event that is approaching.

However, there are psychological variables such as anxiety that take over the athlete's mind days before the competition and that can be negative and even cause suffering that will affect the way he/she performs during the competition.

Al estar ansiosos se vienen a la mente una serie de pensamientos que afectan la seguridad y confianza que tiene el atleta e incluso puede perder el control de sus emociones, evidenciándose en resultados que se alejan de lo esperado, al pensar que no pueden hacerlo.

Precisamente en este período precompetencia es cuando todo deportista sea de élite o no, siente la tensión y el estrés propio del desafío que se le presenta.

Anxiety is a psychological state that has physiological responses such as sweating, tremors, palpitations, rapid breathing, nausea, headaches, insomnia, digestive discomfort.

By being anxious a series of thoughts come to mind that affect the security and confidence that the athlete has and may even lose control of their emotions, evidenced in results that are far from the expected, thinking that they can not do it.

Precisely in this pre-competition period is when every athlete, elite or not, feels the tension and stress of the challenge that is presented.

- Tener Objetivos claros: El deportista desde que toma la practica de un deporte como parte de su estilo de vida, establece una serie de objetivos y metas que espera, bien sea una victoria o medalla, la mejora constante de sus marcas o la superación personal. Para manejar la ansiedad debe enfocarse hacia que pretende lograr en la competencia y concentrarse en el logro de esto.

- Visualización: El uso de la imaginación va a llevar al atleta a repasar cada paso del entrenamiento, así como de la rutina que ha estado preparando, dependiendo de la disciplina.

- Stop a los pensamientos negativos: El atleta debe poner un alto a aquellos pensamientos llenos de negatividad, dejarlos fluir sin enfocarse en ellos.

- Reencuadre de la situación: se refiere a ver desde otra perspectiva la competición que nos genera ansiedad, apoyándose en pensamientos positivos que refuercen su autocontrol y confianza.

- Diversión: Recordar las razones que nos incitan a la práctica de este deporte y tratar de divertirse durante esta experiencia deportiva.

- Enfocarse en el proceso más que en los resultados: No perder de vista que se ha estado preparando para este momento, que se ha llevado a cabo un proceso y que es lo mas valioso independientemente de si el resultado es de victoria o derrota. Igualmente significa un aprendizaje.

There are several strategies considered very useful for the athlete before the competition to manage the anxiety that can produce:

- Have clear objectives: The athlete since he takes the practice of a sport as part of his lifestyle, establishes a series of objectives and goals that he expects, either a victory or medal, the constant improvement of his marks or personal improvement. To manage anxiety you should focus on what you intend to achieve in competition and concentrate on achieving this.

- Visualization: The use of imagination will lead the athlete to review each step of the training, as well as the routine he has been preparing, depending on the discipline.

- Stop negative thoughts: The athlete must put a stop to those thoughts full of negativity, let them flow without focusing on them.

- Reframing of the situation: refers to see from another perspective the competition that generates anxiety, relying on positive thoughts that reinforce their self-control and confidence.

- Fun: Remember the reasons that incite us to practice this sport and try to have fun during this sporting experience.

- Focus on the process rather than the results: Do not lose sight of the fact that you have been preparing for this moment, that a process has been carried out and that it is the most valuable thing regardless of whether the result is victory or defeat. It also means learning.

La ansiedad como factor determinante en la preparación psicológica del atleta antes de competir debe ser manejada con antelación, brindando al atleta las estrategias para que por si mismo pueda manejar este estado y entrar en nivel de activación óptimo para lograr sus metas.

Athletes who train every day look forward to competitions to prove to themselves and the rest what they have been achieving in the sport, and although it causes them a great burden of anxiety and stress days, hours and minutes before the competition, it is a life experience from which we must recognize that some have come out successful and others have not because of the frustrations they face with unexpected results.

Anxiety as a determining factor in the psychological preparation of the athlete before competing must be managed in advance, providing the athlete with strategies so that he can manage this state by himself and enter into an optimal level of activation to achieve his goals.

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