Resilient Mindset articles and tips for competitive athletes, sports parents, coaches, and performers to improve performance
What is resilience, and how does resiliency impact growth? Resilience is a mental attribute that helps an athlete rise to challenges (making comebacks late in a competition), successfully deal with adversity (competing when your game is off or competing in difficult playing conditions), and cope with difficult situations (dealing with injury). All athletes can identify performances or situations … Sport Psychology Article…
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. Developing mental toughness … Sport Psychology Article…
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 “The Confident Athlete” … Sport Psychology Article…