Performance coaching - humour me.

[Colchester Kev]

Having said that, while in Singapore, we visited the "Royal Selangor" pewter factory & Museum where i purchased a rather fetching pewter fish

So in singapore you went on a museum tour?

Yes ... it was part of a tour which combined a trip down the river at night to see Singapore.. an Indian meal, a night market and ending in a visit to Raffles hotel to drink Singapore slings and throw monkey nuts all over the floor ... we missed the coach home though ... we decided to stay in Raffles for a few

[Dingdell]

This is great, keep us posted.

I myself have been researching a number of body & mind subjects and their link with poker, so far its just been the link between fitness/diet and mental performance at the poker table. My results at the cash game tables has increased significantly since ive been a regular at the gym and the greengrocers.

Im planning on recuiting a sports pyschologist in 2007, might have to get a few pointers from you too

Hi Barry - interesting blog. We have oxygen at work for some of our sports clients and I have found that oxygen before a poker game heightens awareness, gives me clear thinking for longer and more energy. 2 am feels like 10pm if I've managed 20 mins on the machine. Also before my last decent win I had done a colonic cleanse (three a day) and cut out foods for 3 1/2 days, organic vegetable juices only. Didn't do it for poker but the affects were stunning. Loads of energy and really good tables reads like I've never had before.

Cindy Violette follows a macrobiotic diet only and now sells the food to poker players at the WSOP. She says it really helps her game.

[Swordpoker]

Good Luck Tracey.

But.......you already have a good game, (see your Results!) and many a good game (in Poker, Golf, Tennis, etc) has been ruined by tinkering with it. Do be careful, please!

I couldn't disagree with you more Tikay,

I am a performance coach (though I don't usually use those particular words) and believe that 'tinkering' in a positive way in order to improve your game is essential if you want to progress to becoming a better player.

How can you expect to improve if you never change anything?

Have loads of fun with your tinkering Tracey.

[tikay]

This is great, keep us posted.

I myself have been researching a number of body & mind subjects and their link with poker, so far its just been the link between fitness/diet and mental performance at the poker table. My results at the cash game tables has increased significantly since ive been a regular at the gym and the greengrocers.

Im planning on recuiting a sports pyschologist in 2007, might have to get a few pointers from you too

Hi Barry - interesting blog. We have oxygen at work for some of our sports clients and I have found that oxygen before a poker game heightens awareness, gives me clear thinking for longer and more energy. 2 am feels like 10pm if I've managed 20 mins on the machine. Also before my last decent win I had done a colonic cleanse (three a day) and cut out foods for 3 1/2 days, organic vegetable juices only. Didn't do it for poker but the affects were stunning. Loads of energy and really good tables reads like I've never had before.

Cindy Violette follows a macrobiotic diet only and now sells the food to poker players at the WSOP. She says it really helps her game.

No food for 3 days, organic vegetable juices only, & a colonic cleanse. Try THAT method on Kev......!

[Eck]

This is great, keep us posted.

I myself have been researching a number of body & mind subjects and their link with poker, so far its just been the link between fitness/diet and mental performance at the poker table. My results at the cash game tables has increased significantly since ive been a regular at the gym and the greengrocers.

Im planning on recuiting a sports pyschologist in 2007, might have to get a few pointers from you too

Hi Barry - interesting blog. We have oxygen at work for some of our sports clients and I have found that oxygen before a poker game heightens awareness, gives me clear thinking for longer and more energy. 2 am feels like 10pm if I've managed 20 mins on the machine. Also before my last decent win I had done a colonic cleanse (three a day) and cut out foods for 3 1/2 days, organic vegetable juices only. Didn't do it for poker but the affects were stunning. Loads of energy and really good tables reads like I've never had before.

Cindy Violette follows a macrobiotic diet only and now sells the food to poker players at the WSOP. She says it really helps her game.

What absolute tosh!! If a diet makes that much of a difference how come kev is such a good player................................


WAIT A MINUTE    *Eck goes off to look out bag for gym tomorrow and throw out the pizza in the fridge*

[TightEnd]

Dingdell and I have been poker buddies and sounding boards for about two years now. Firstly let me say that if results in the past six months are anthing to go by and your £££ won you don't need to tinker much

Secondly though, when I hear you talk I think you've found that stage a number of players seem to go through when they knowjust  enough that it confuses them if that makes sense.

If you win as a rookie you just enjoy it, when you win as an experienced player it becomes a series of questions when you don't win and a constant battle with yourself to tell yourself that you are good enough and can compete

thats what I sense in you anyway

Anyway, next time I'm charging for the lessons, you can afford it now!

[londonpokergirl]

Dingdell and I have been poker buddies and sounding boards for about two years now. Firstly let me say that if results in the past six months are anthing to go by and your £££ won you don't need to tinker much

Secondly though, when I hear you talk I think you've found that stage a number of players seem to go through when they knowjust  enough that it confuses them if that makes sense.

If you win as a rookie you just enjoy it, when you win as an experienced player it becomes a series of questions when you don't win and a constant battle with yourself to tell yourself that you are good enough and can compete

thats what I sense in you anyway

Anyway, next time I'm charging for the lessons, you can afford it now!

Don't fold queens though

[tikay]

Good Luck Tracey.

But.......you already have a good game, (see your Results!) and many a good game (in Poker, Golf, Tennis, etc) has been ruined by tinkering with it. Do be careful, please!

I couldn't disagree with you more Tikay,

I am a performance coach (though I don't usually use those particular words) and believe that 'tinkering' in a positive way in order to improve your game is essential if you want to progress to becoming a better player.

How can you expect to improve if you never change anything?

Have loads of fun with your tinkering Tracey.

Well, to be fair Sword, if you are a "performance coach" (or whatever form of words you wish to use), you WOULD disagree!

But I stick to my guns. Many sportsman have benefitted (or, more crucially, they THINK they've benefitted) from Performance Coaches, but equally, many have suffered, too. Ask Nick Faldo!

Of course we must all continue to "tinker" with our game, but we can do that without engaging the services of a Performance Coach, we can do it in a thousand or more ways. Paying someone to do it for us is certainly an option, but not a proven virtue. In my opinion, of course.

It's a balance thing. Yes, others may be able to help us improve our game. But there is a danger here - we get "sold" on the notion that there is, somehow, a "magic fix" that will cure all ailments in our game, at a small cost, of course.  There is no magic fix, in sport, poker, or life. Just hard work.

[TightEnd]

Dingdell and I have been poker buddies and sounding boards for about two years now. Firstly let me say that if results in the past six months are anthing to go by and your £££ won you don't need to tinker much

Secondly though, when I hear you talk I think you've found that stage a number of players seem to go through when they knowjust  enough that it confuses them if that makes sense.

If you win as a rookie you just enjoy it, when you win as an experienced player it becomes a series of questions when you don't win and a constant battle with yourself to tell yourself that you are good enough and can compete

thats what I sense in you anyway

Anyway, next time I'm charging for the lessons, you can afford it now!

Don't fold queens though

in Elevenerife I'd even fold Kings if I thought it was correct.

[Indestructable]

Interesting thread and I have recently had a few NLP sessions at work and some of this is useful for poker as well.
Let us know how you get on with this and whether it helps. I guess the trouble is there is the temptation to try to link any future results to any help you have obtained (good or bad), but with poker you have to remember that you are still in the hands of the poker gods and no scientific way of guaranteeing that you will become a better player.

All the same my view is to have an open mind and see if it helps.

[Swordpoker]

Good Luck Tracey.

But.......you already have a good game, (see your Results!) and many a good game (in Poker, Golf, Tennis, etc) has been ruined by tinkering with it. Do be careful, please!

I couldn't disagree with you more Tikay,

I am a performance coach (though I don't usually use those particular words) and believe that 'tinkering' in a positive way in order to improve your game is essential if you want to progress to becoming a better player.

How can you expect to improve if you never change anything?

Have loads of fun with your tinkering Tracey.

Well, to be fair Sword, if you are a "performance coach" (or whatever form of words you wish to use), you WOULD disagree!

But I stick to my guns. Many sportsman have benefitted (or, more crucially, they THINK they've benefitted) from Performance Coaches, but equally, many have suffered, too. Ask Nick Faldo!

Of course we must all continue to "tinker" with our game, but we can do that without engaging the services of a Performance Coach, we can do it in a thousand or more ways. Paying someone to do it for us is certainly an option, but not a proven virtue. In my opinion, of course.

It's a balance thing. Yes, others may be able to help us improve our game. But there is a danger here - we get "sold" on the notion that there is, somehow, a "magic fix" that will cure all ailments in our game, at a small cost, of course.  There is no magic fix, in sport, poker, or life. Just hard work.

This, I do agree with. You don't need a magic fix from someone else. And your success, or failure will ultimately always be down to yourself. Of course, it's always helpful to learn from others. I doubt if I would be as profitable a poker player if it wasn't for the help from fellow blondeites, or from the NLP techniques I've learned from experts in that field.

Never been a fan of hard work though. Much prefer to find the easy ways 

[tikay]

Good Luck Tracey.

But.......you already have a good game, (see your Results!) and many a good game (in Poker, Golf, Tennis, etc) has been ruined by tinkering with it. Do be careful, please!

I couldn't disagree with you more Tikay,

I am a performance coach (though I don't usually use those particular words) and believe that 'tinkering' in a positive way in order to improve your game is essential if you want to progress to becoming a better player.

How can you expect to improve if you never change anything?

Have loads of fun with your tinkering Tracey.

Well, to be fair Sword, if you are a "performance coach" (or whatever form of words you wish to use), you WOULD disagree!

But I stick to my guns. Many sportsman have benefitted (or, more crucially, they THINK they've benefitted) from Performance Coaches, but equally, many have suffered, too. Ask Nick Faldo!

Of course we must all continue to "tinker" with our game, but we can do that without engaging the services of a Performance Coach, we can do it in a thousand or more ways. Paying someone to do it for us is certainly an option, but not a proven virtue. In my opinion, of course.

It's a balance thing. Yes, others may be able to help us improve our game. But there is a danger here - we get "sold" on the notion that there is, somehow, a "magic fix" that will cure all ailments in our game, at a small cost, of course.  There is no magic fix, in sport, poker, or life. Just hard work.

This, I do agree with. You don't need a magic fix from someone else. And your success, or failure will ultimately always be down to yourself. Of course, it's always helpful to learn from others. I doubt if I would be as profitable a poker player if it wasn't for the help from fellow blondeites, or from the NLP techniques I've learned from experts in that field.

Never been a fan of hard work though. Much prefer to find the easy ways 

On that we DO agree!

As a side-issue, what did Goalkeepers do before we had goalkeeping coaches? Or athletes before "performamce coaches"?....  Or Rugby players before "Kicking Coaches". Seems to me that as soon as big money arrives, these "Gurus" follow, rather like ambulance chasers. Is that unfair? I apologise if it is. One's cynicism quotient increases with age!

[Swordpoker]

Overall, I think atheletes have improved tremendously through specialised coaching (actually, sport performance is my main field).

A mile can be run by our top distance runners more than 12 seconds faster than what Roger Bannister achieved.

Is it not more the money side of things that bothers you anyway, Tikay?

[Wardonkey]

It's not a coincidence that todays goalkickers are far more accurate than their predecessors. Goalkeeping standards are also much higher than they were in the past.

[RED-DOG]

One's cynicism quotient increases with age!

I don't believe that!