We all imagine different scenarios in our heads every day, but to use the images in your head effectively you need to develop a number of key skills. These skills include having a definite purpose, having the ability to control what happens in your image, and making the image vivid and multisensory. These are all skills that require a great deal of practice before you use imagery to enhance performance. Once you have mastered these skills though, imagery can be used for an almost endless list of performance enhancement situations such as rehearsing a skill, decreasing anxiety, focusing attention, strategising and enhancing confidence.
