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There’s a difference between good and simply great athletes, and it doesn’t necessarily come down to physique. It’s the same in academia where book smarts are an attribute but not the only tool in the learning shed. Like sport, education is all about focus, drive, commitment, and confidence, so here are five study strategies straight from the playbook of athletes.
Achieving anything worthwhile in life comes down to commitment, and this drive is an attribute athletes have in spades. It’s the ability to see the goal and blinker yourself against the obstacles in your path, knowing that hard work, training and practice will get you across the line.
Just as an athlete requires a routine and commitment, so does study where you embrace a strategy with the goal of success in mind. This may mean forgoing some social activities and distractions as you target your dream of success.
Consider top athletes and confidence comes to mind…Ussein Bolt, Roger Federer, and Christian Ronaldo all share this outlook on life. It’s a quiet yet unshakable knowledge they have the skills, the strategy and the training to prevail against the competition.
This is a confidence based on years of practice, hours of work and a relentless pursuit of their goal.
In the best athletes this allows them to change tack when required, to reset their mind, to overcome a hurdle and move on.
Sure there are athletes that lose their cool, but it’s often to the detriment of the game. The best have the mental fortitude to take setbacks in their stride, learning from the moment, and applying a different approach the next time.
This quiet calm allows them to remain focussed even when things aren’t going according to plan – when the workload is tough, the hours are long and the competition is pulling out all the stops.
The best athletes don’t always win but they get up and go at it again. This resolve to obtain the end goal, one play at a time, comes from the simple resolve to succeed.
This focus can be seen in their eyes as they lock like lasers onto a target, blocking out any distraction in their path.
Whether it’s the chanting crowd, their competitors, the goal they just missed, the nerves they feel, or the injury they suffer, great athletes have an ability to compartmentalise, clear their mind, focus and move on.
“Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right” – that’s how the saying goes. There would be few if any great athletes who allowed “the can’t” to creep into their minds. This self belief isn’t an idle arrogance, it’s the knowledge they can and they will if they apply the right play at just the right time.
All these features of sport also apply to learning, with drive, confidence, calm, resolve and belief essential to achieving your goal.
Combined with training, strategy and commitment it’s the ultimate playbook for success.
Chalkwall has been assisting students in their learning journey for over 25 years. We understand that even the most diligent students can encounter hurdles along the way, and that different learning styles may require a fresh approach to teaching. You can learn more about our tutoring services here, or contact us for further advice.
