With counseling, the athlete can be made to face his problem, remembering his name being called, the beginning of his run, speeding up, takeoff, and clearing the bar, all to make him express his tension so as to help him learn to relax.
輔導時，心理學家為他建立所謂「焦慮層次量表」，讓他自己分析，在撐竿跳點名、起跑、加速、起跳、躍過…… 等過程中，那個階段最緊張；讓他說出最緊張的感覺，再進行鬆弛訓練。