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 … [Read more...] about The Mindset for Playing in Tough Conditions
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Why Athletes Engage in The Blame Game
Improving Your Sports Performance When things don't go as planned with your performance, do you play the "blame game"? When you lose a game, make a critical error or bomb a performance, do you pin the fault on someone else? How many times have you heard athletes or teammates say, "If my teammate didn’t mess up, we would have won," "My coach … [Read more...] about Why Athletes Engage in The Blame Game
Jimmy Walker’s Winning Mindset at PGA
Mental Keys to Jimmy Walker's Success Since the start of this year, Jimmy Walker has been struggling to finish top 10 in the past 19 tournaments he has played in. This season, Jimmy walker has missed 5 cuts, including the US Open and the Open Championship only 3 weeks ago, and he didn’t play strong enough to place in the Top 10 in at least 10 … [Read more...] about Jimmy Walker’s Winning Mindset at PGA
Your Mindset for Playing Golf in the Wind
Playing Well When Faced With Adverse Conditions There are many challenging aspects to the game of golf and many are outside your control, such as weather, course conditions, your score and the leaderboard. There is one uncontrollable factor that distracts or hurts golfers' mental game... wind! Wind gusts and swirling winds affect both the … [Read more...] about Your Mindset for Playing Golf in the Wind
The Mindset for Playing Against Dominate Teams
Oregon's Mentality Against UConn Have you ever played a team that was so dominant you questioned your chances to pull out a victory? Facing a team that has demonstrated dominance for a long period of time can cause many players to resign themselves to the predetermined fate of losing. Let’s face it... if you play long enough, you will … [Read more...] about The Mindset for Playing Against Dominate Teams