resilient mindset

Instilling Mental Toughness in the Chicago Bulls

Mental Toughness

Becoming Mentally Tough Can you coach a team, let alone an athlete to develop “mental toughness?”  When we think of teaching mental toughness, we conjure up images of football coaches driving their athletes during two-a-days in the heat of summer or basketball coaches running sprints at the end of practice until athletes are practically retch. 

How Parents and Coaches Can Influence Your Mental Game

Soccer Confidence

How can other people influence your mental game? An athlete’s mental game can be heavily influenced by the behavior of parents and coaches. That’s why I prefer to work very closely with my students’ parents and, when I can, coaches. A case in point: I received an email from a parent after her daughter completed