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Most people will agree that music has an effect on our emotional state. Many athletes at all levels listen to music as they train, as they warm up, and in some cases, even as they compete. While there is no substitute for practice, good nutrition and sleep, research suggests that music can provide assistance in achieving an athlete's optimum emotional, mental and physical state before and during a competition. Many athletes believe that music also helps them physically. Seven athletes interviewed about the music they listened to before, during and after a competition described the music as a way to get ready for a competition. They identified strong beats and an upbeat tempo as a way to get warmed up, fired up or moving better. They also identified that music helped them to focus. But the benefit of music for athletes is not just anecdotal. Numerous research studies have concluded that music can have a significant effect on an athlete’s mind, and hence increase arousal, focus and performance. Music can help in our daily training as well. Music has been shown to narrow attention and divert the mind from feelings of pain and fatigue. It also enhances positive aspects such as energy and happiness while lessening feelings of tension, depression, and anger. The pleasant associations will not only increase the time they spend practicing or at least decrease the time they spend procrastinating, it will likely transfer to them being less stressed at competitions and practice. Can you imagine going to a game (of any kind) and having no music playing? That's the situation we're in, we don't have speakers for practice or in the weight room. Help our athletes have music! Thank you for your generosity!

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Most people will agree that music has an effect on our emotional state. Many athletes at all levels listen to music as they train, as they warm up, and in some cases, even as they compete. While there is no substitute for practice, good nutrition and sleep, research suggests that music can provide assistance in achieving an athlete's optimum emotional, mental and physical state before and during a competition. Many athletes believe that music also helps them physically. Seven athletes interviewed about the music they listened to before, during and after a competition described the music as a way to get ready for a competition. They identified strong beats and an upbeat tempo as a way to get warmed up, fired up or moving better. They also identified that music helped them to focus. But the benefit of music for athletes is not just anecdotal. Numerous research studies have concluded that music can have a significant effect on an athlete’s mind, and hence increase arousal, focus and performance. Music can help in our daily training as well. Music has been shown to narrow attention and divert the mind from feelings of pain and fatigue. It also enhances positive aspects such as energy and happiness while lessening feelings of tension, depression, and anger. The pleasant associations will not only increase the time they spend practicing or at least decrease the time they spend procrastinating, it will likely transfer to them being less stressed at competitions and practice. Can you imagine going to a game (of any kind) and having no music playing? That's the situation we're in, we don't have speakers for practice or in the weight room. Help our athletes have music! Thank you for your generosity!

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