A study on the psychological training methods of swimming for young children

Abstract

Swimming requires a high level of concentration, especially in competitions, where children must react and make the right decisions quickly. Through mental training, they can improve their ability to concentrate and remain calm and rational, which translates into better performance. In recent years, with the increasing maturity of swimming technology, physical fitness and technical movements are no longer the decisive factors in the course of a competition. When the athletes are between the same physical and technical level, the availability of good physical fitness becomes a key element in determining the outcome of the competition. Therefore, coaches need to pay attention to pre-competition psychological training, have a full understanding of the pre-competition psychology of young swimmers, and on this basis, flexibly use simulation training, self-referral training, recall of technical movements and self-control training, etc., so that the athletes' psychology is in a good state and form a good psychological quality to face the competition better.