Objective of the study was to test benefits of two new mental conditioning models for the curling sport elite. Methods and structure of the study. The authors sampled for the first mental conditioning model testing Experiment 1 (run in autumn of 2019) the 18-21 year old elite (qualified CMS and MS) curlers (n=12) and used pre-experimental self-confidence/ self-esteem tests to split up the sample into Experimental and Reference Groups (EG, RG), with the EG composed of the athletes tested with lower self-confidence. The EG was trained using the "Correction" Mental Conditioning Module of the "Module Compact" Training System designed by the Instrumental Psychological Systems Ltd.. The EG was trained for 14 days to test benefits of the new rhythmic-suggestive correction model - for the first time in application to elite curlers; whilst the RG mental conditioning service was traditional, with every athlete offered four individual 45-minute consulting sessions with a sport psychologist for 2 weeks. Results and conclusions. Both mental conditioning models were tested fairly beneficial for application in the curling sport elite trainings. The Rhythmic-Suggestive Correction model was tested to improve the group self-esteem test rates by 18.7% in the EG versus 7.3% in the RG. And the Key Decisions Therapy mental conditioning model was tested to improve the wellbeing, activity and mood self-rates of the EG even in the period of the high-intensity physical sport-unspecific trainings, with the autonomic activity ratios found indicative of good fitness for high competitive energy costs.
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