How to Handle The Pressure of Replacing a Star Teammate Many athletes rely on the top player or athlete on their squad. You may view this ONE athlete as crucial to the success of the team. This star athlete may be the glue the holds the team together and leads in most of the team’s production. This player may seem irreplaceable, but what if circumstances change? What if that star athlete … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2017
How to Play Well After a Successful Golf Tournament
Going Low After a Low Round Winning a golf tournament or shooting your lowest score is a great accomplishment... Following that up with a strong performance in the next tournament can be extremely challenging. You might think: "How could that be? If I won a tournament, I would be on a roll and my confidence would be high. Why would it be hard to play at my peak one or two weeks later?" The … [Read more...]
How to Stay Committed When Results Are Sub Par
Staying Motivated to Improve Athletic Success You have probably been told by your coaches or parents that hard work is the key to success. You have seen professional athletes credit their success to hard work. And you have probably read countless motivational sayings espousing the virtues of hard work. If hard work is the key to athletic success, why do some athletes give up on hard work and … [Read more...]
How to Let Go of Mistakes and End Dwelling
Why Focusing on Mistakes Keeps You Stuck Mistakes can haunt athletes and turn into more mistakes. But it’s not the mistake that hurts performances--it's your memory or dwelling on a mistake that hurts your performance. Once the mistake is done, it should be done, but hard to do for many perfectionist athletes. Unfortunately, the past is no longer the past when you keep its memory alive in … [Read more...]
How Fear Paralyzes Golfers
Golfers Who Choke Because of Fear How many times has fear ruined a round of golf for you? Have you ever been overwhelmed by thoughts such as: "I’m afraid of missing this putt." "I’m afraid of shooting bad round." "I’m afraid of losing the lead." "I’m afraid my short game will be horrible just as it has been in practice." "I’m afraid my coach will be mad at me if I keep playing … [Read more...]
How to Get The Most Out of Your Off Season
Improving Your Mental Game in The Off Season What do you do during your off season? Do you attend clinics, practice with private coaches, or spend hours and hours improving your fitness your own? Off-season is where many athletes seek to improve and try to gain an advantage over their competition. Many athletes will revamp their technique and focus even harder in an attempt to raise their … [Read more...]
Why Warm up Routines Help You Perform Better
Finding Your Rhythm in Golf Why do some golfers take so long to find their rhythm? Maybe you can relate to this experience... You get to the course and something seems off... Mentally, you feel like you are not ready for the round. At the first tee, you don’t feel comfortable. You set up to your shot and hit the ball but it lands nowhere near your target. After that bad shot, all … [Read more...]
The Mindset for Playing in Tough Conditions
Staying Positive in Diverse Playing Conditions Bad weather, less-than-optimal course or field conditions, poor playing surfaces and unfavorable arena circumstances can derail some athletes before the competition even starts. For example, a swimmer who enters the warm-up pool, finds the water temperature colder than usual and concludes he cannot swim fast in cold water... Or a golfer who has … [Read more...]