| Sunday, May 15, 2005 |
NT Sports Reporter
Panaji May 14, 2005: Goan sportschildren are really not very independent in their behaviour and thought process as it has a very important bearing on the decision making process, remarked Dr Sanjeev P Sahni, sports psychologist. He conducted an interactive performance enhancement session organised by Directorate of Sports and Youth Affairs at Peddem sports complex, Mapusa today.
The US-trained post-graduate psychologist with a Ph D from the Illinois University (Chicago), who is with the sports medicine centre of Sports Authority of India, New Delhi, felt sorry that the Goan teenagers could not decide by themselves and while pointing out a finger at the parents for such a faulty attitude, opined that it could be due to the fact that parents are too possessive of their children, thus not allowing them to take decisions independently and instead he pointed out they would decide for their children. His conclusion was based on the findings at the performance enhacement centre laboratories wherein 500 boys and girls attending the advance summer coaching camps underwent various tests. �Certainly the parents are at fault,� he emphasised while stating that Goan girls were performing better than the boys.
�Decision making time is vital in sports. How quick and accurate decisions are made, how long you have the possession of the ball,� is an aspect that one cannot gloss over if one is looking at the champion stuff, Dr Sahni disclosed and added that Delhiites were also found to be dependent on their parents while those from Kolkata and Bangalore were seen in better light in the department, maybe because of sports culture in those cities. �Possessiveness could also be due to the 1-2 child norm which is almost the norm in the state,� he revealed.
�What happens inside the body under competitive pressure, needs to be understood and monitored. There are machines that can reveal all that. These machines do not tell lies. Goa is the only third centre in India to have the electronic gadgets which give the biofeedback and these need to be used more often. One sixth of the entire time period devoted for daily training needs to be reserved for mental training. While 98 percent job has to be done by the coach, the remainder 2 per cent has to be accomplished by the psychologist. Coaches need also to be turned into psycholigists so as to understand the psyche of the sportspersons under pressure situations,� Dr Sahni stressed during his 2-hour informative and educative power point presentation.
�Equipment� is necessary for proper assessment so as to record reaction time. How quick you are to respond to the stimulus plays a very significant role as even a 100milisecond makes a big difference in the final pursuit of a medal at the world level. �Anticipation time� throws light on how well a sportsperson can anticipate and aim at a specified target as well as tell one how close one is to the target. �Eye-hand coordination,� �depth perception,� �hand steadiness,� �attentivity,� �concentration,� �physiological and pscychological fatigue,� �vision (sportsperson�s eye),� �vigilance (to asses attentivity and psychological mobilisation),� form part of the primary prevention and supportive system, Dr Sahni elaborated.
While dwelling on the �heart rate,� Dr Sahni stated that the ideal heart rate in a state of readiness for competition should be 90 to 100 with the basal-resting heart rate being 80-90 (average 72). The early morning heart rate for a swimmer could be 40-45 or 50, he added. The need to attain mind and body coordination cannot be sidelined as the mind governs the physiological processes, he pointed out and divulged that the study of sweat gland activity under traumatic experiences - �electrodermal� - was equally important. He listed obesity, bad cholesterol, wrong eating and drinking habits, heredity and stress - as the five major reasons for a heart attack with stress amounting to 67 per cent of the cases. �Eighty-seven percent of the diseases are psychosomatic and stress is something that one `buys it�. It is the mind (thinking) that affects the body�s functioning. Hence the need for excellent coordination between physiology and psychology.�
�The more you breathe, the early one will die. One needs to study the respiratory rate, the process of inhalation and exhalation. The less the rate, the better it is,� Dr Sahni remarked, highlighting that a rate of 10 or 12 respiratory cycles per minute would be excellent, although the normal rate is 15-18 per minute. �The respiratory rate has a major role to play in Indian sports,� he added. �Temperature,� �brain activity (enhancing the frequency of alpha waves (relaxation),� arousal level profile,� and �related assessment� - physiological, physical, anthropometrical - are the other vital parameters that he dealt.
While dealing with mental training, Dr Sahni said, �It is important that one becomes a muster of one�s body. Regulate the heart rate, the respiratory rate as you want it and not how it happens,� he stressed adding that one has to learn relaxation techniques so as to perform to the fullest. Give 110 percent of yourself and not just 85 percent as it is happening now in India,� he summed up.
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