by Inner Game | Feb 26, 2010 | football, The Inner Game, Tim Gallwey
When we coach jumps and drops we always work on two things – the “outer game” and the “inner game”. The idea of working on your inner game comes from some great coaching research carried out in the 1970s, in tennis, and has developed a lot...
by Inner Game | Feb 26, 2010 | Goals, health, The Inner Game, Tim Gallwey
“There is no need to fight old habits. Start new ones. It is the resisting of an old habit that puts you in that trench. Starting a new pattern is easy when done with childlike disregard for imagined difficulties. You can prove this to yourself by your own...
by Inner Game | Feb 26, 2010 | The Inner Game, Tim Gallwey
The following passage taken from The Inner Game of Tennis (1977) by W. Timothy Gallwey offers insight into the non-judgmental process of improving skill level. “Read this simple analogy and see if an alternative to the judging process doesn't begin to...
by Inner Game | Feb 9, 2010 | The Inner Game, Tim Gallwey
Tim Gallwey, who wrote “The Inner Game of Tennis,” said athletes such as Henin and Clijsters who devote their lives to sports starting as youngsters often have to get away from the game to regain control of their lives.Gallwey, 72, who was captain of...
by Inner Game | Feb 7, 2010 | Inner Game Coaching, The Inner Game, Tim Gallwey
It all goes back to Timothy Gallwey. Before Gallwey, coaches were people who wore whistles around their necks. Coaches helped people get better at physical tasks. That meant they mostly dealt with sweaty people, except for swim coaches who dealt mostly with...