Raise Your Game: How do you prepare?
Profile
Name:
Sara Hale
Sport:
Netball
Position:
Goal defence/Goal keeper
Team:
UWIC and Wales
From:
Abergavenny
Born:
7 October 1982
Achievements:
- Commonwealth Games Manchester 2002 and Melbourne 2006
- World Championships
Sara Hale: Obviously we have a training programme that we follow which is given to us if you are in the academy system. We have Elite Cymru sponsorship and we get a programme from them, which you have to follow throughout the season.
Prior to games, I just listen to music, Michael Jackson usually, to relax myself. I don't really like to talk to anyone before a game.
RYG: Does relaxation suit you best rather than psyching yourself up?
SH: Yes, I like to relax away from everyone, but I also psyche myself up in my own way.
It's good to be pumped up in some ways, but not overly pumped up, because I think you get a bit over-excited and that's when you can make mistakes.
RYG: Do you use the same techniques when you're working?
SH: I'm a student, (laughs) but yeah, I like to listen to music when I revise for exams or doing work. I don't like sitting in a quiet room really. I'm doing a Master's (degree) in Performance Analysis at UWIC.
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