Arousal(is(an(energized(state(of(readiness(to(perform.(Too(little(or(too(much(arousal(can(hinder(your(
performance.(The(secret(is(to(be(able(to(learn(various(strategies(to(be(able(to(cope(with(pressure(
situations.(This(will(allow(you(to(be(“dialed(in”(to(your(optimal(arousal(zone(for(successful(
performance.(
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Increases(in(too(much(arousal(can(be(caused(by:(
•A(challenging/competitive(situation(in(which(you(are(expected(to(perform(successfully(
•A(lack(of(self-confidence,(being(worried,(fear(of(failure(
•Simply(being(watched(or(judged(by(others(
Before(offering(practical(strategies(to(increase(or(decrease(arousal(levels,(it(is(best(you(know(what(
your(optimal(level(of(arousal(is.(For(example,(in(golf(you(may(want(a(lower(level(of(arousal.(On(the(
other(hand,(when(playing(on(the(line(in(football(you(may(want(a(high(level(of(arousal(moments(before(
making(contact(with(your(opponent.(Find(your(optimal(zone(and(possibly(give(it(a(number(between(1(
and(10,(1(being(no(arousal(and(10(being(totally(revved(up.(
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•Progressive(Muscular(Relaxation(
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•Listening(to(music(of(your(choice(
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