Introduing Power Up! - Quirky Kid Clinic

While Australia?s elite sportsmen are aiming for top form in the footy finals, young Australians are also striving to achieve their best: It?s now the ?business end? of the year, when kids take to the field in sports finals, school students knuckle down to study for final exams, and young performers prepare for end-of-year eisteddfods.

But how to get the most out of high achievers without overdoing it? A new resource from one of Australia?s leading child psychology practices, The Quirky Kid Clinic? helps young people perform at their best, while maintaining balance and perspective, and not getting burnt out.

?Power Up!? is a step-by-step program that enables schools and clubs to adopt the type of performance psychology used by elite athletes, performers and musicians. Young people striving to perform at high levels in sports, performance, music or academia (including end of year exams) can benefit from these techniques. They include goal setting, self-talk, imagery, arousal regulation, focus and competition planning.

Quirky Kid Clinic?s principal child Psychologist, Kimberly O?Brien says: ?Know- ing how to reach your performance peak is more effective than endless hours of coaching. Power Up! is about avoiding burn out and enjoying what you do best?.

Power Up! will be distributed by the Australian Council of Educational Research. ACER?s National Sales Manager Eirini Lamni says the program is an ?innovation in the way we approach high performing kids. By focusing on the path towards goals rather than just the end-point, young people are armed with useful, healthy strategies to perform at their best. It?s a great resource.?

Power Up! will be launched on the 26th of September at the Sydney Academy of Sport and Recreation, in partnership with Football United. Football United organaises soccer matches, tournaments and camps, providing opportunities for young refugees, or kids from disadvantaged backgrounds to socialise, form networks, and to excel on the sports field.

More information about Power Up! is available at http://quirkykid.com.au

To register to a workshop visit our workshop registration page

Source: http://childpsychologist.com.au/news/introduing-power-up

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