The Surfers Mind, Richard Bennett – Saturday 13th March

Author of the Surfers Mind, Richard Bennett will be travelling to Barwon Heads to conduct and informative evening on the psycology of surfing.

All surfing enthusiasts are invited to this opportunity to understand the power of the mind to improve your surfing performance. Richard is regarded as one of the world’s leading experts in surfing psychology and has worked with many of the worlds leading surfers to improve their own surfing performance. Author of ‘The Surfers Mind’ (www.thesurfersmind.com), Richard also works at the Australian Institute of Sport developing athlete performance.

DATE: Saturday 13th March, 2010
VENUE: Barwon Heads Bakery & Pizza, 49 Hitchcock Ave, Barwon Heads, Vic 3227
TIME: 4pm – 5pm
FEE: $10 (At the door)

The field of surf psychology aims to develop and enhance psychological skills for optimal performance and personal enrichment in surfing and in life

Sport psychology is a specialist field based upon sound scientific knowledge, research and practical application. Sport psychology explores your thoughts, feelings, experiences and behaviour and how you respond to your social and physical sporting environment.

Areas of education in the field of surf psychology cover all the key mental factors that influence your personal and surfing performances. These include:

- Awareness
- Responsibility
- Personal openness
- Courage
- Desire and will to achieve
- Confidence and self-belief
- Attitude
- Motivation
- Positive persistence
- Coping ability
- Concentration and focus
- Preparedness
- Physical and mental arousal
- Decision making
- Visual search and selection
- Technical adaptability
- Creativity and style
- Mood and emotion
- Boredom and burnout
- Stress management

For more information, contact Cameron Lamperd on 0438 589 049
or by email cam@surfsessions.com.au

Richard Bennett – BA(Hons) Psych., Dip. SOC., MCET, MAPS – COSP