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Imagery can be a difficult technique to learn, but when
mastered, it can allow an athlete to visualise performing their
specialty as if it were happening in real time. As an example,
Canadian born freestyle skier Cassie Sharpe said that “In my
preparation for competition, I would spend hours envisioning
what I wanted to execute and how it should feel. I would even
create bad scenarios that could occur, feeling the pressure and
discomfort, and rehearse what my appropriate response would
be. When it was time to compete, I felt ready for any and every
situation” Nicole W. Forrester, The Conversation, 22 February
2018. Goal-setting is one of the common approaches in applied
psychology. Bob Bowman, longtime coach of American
swimmer Michael Phelps recognises the value of goal-setting.
Bowman said that “Phelps may be the most goal-orientated
person on the planet.” David Carlin, Forbes, 10 January 2020.
Emeka Megwa, an American former Husky football player filed
a civil case against the University of Washington seeking
damages for alleged medical negligence. Megwa is seeking
damages from the university and nine current or former
members of the university’s sports medicine staff, football
coaching staff, athletic trainers, and physical therapists. Megwa
claims that medical negligence relating to ACL (anterior cruciate
ligament) injury rehabilitation resulted in another ACL injury.