How Do You View Mental Toughness? Do you admire certain athletes for their “mentally tough” play? Do you wish you were more mentally tough in competitions? Athletes are constantly told by coaches the importance of being mentally tough in competitions, but are unclear on its meaning; let alone how to develop mental toughness. Many athletes
Do You Lose Trust In Competition? The number one reason athletes, coaches, and parents contact me is when athletes can’t take their practice game to competition. Do you look like a star in practice, but choke up in competition? Freezing up (or what I call lack of trust) in competition is a common challenge for
Perform Without Fear in Competitions How can you perform fearlessly in competition? Do you need a boatload of confidence? Do you need high trust in your skills? Do you need to stop worrying about making mistakes? Or maybe you need to not obsess about outcomes? Okay, here’s my take…. All of these mental skills
Managing Expectations in Sports What’s my number one formula for success in sports? It includes three parts: Identify and discard strict expectations or demands. Replace expectation with high confidence. Replace expectation with simple objectives. This is the first lesson I teach to my personal coaching students. Allow me to explain… After working with 1000’s of