When your athletes make an error or mistake it can make your emotions can run high. Your reaction to a mistake may be to reprimand the player, but athletes’ needs to know that you still have … [Read more...]

All young athletes experience doubt from time to time, especially after they make a mistake or perform poorly. Athletes need to understand that when they doubt their abilities, their confidence … [Read more...]

Many athletes expect too much of themselves and easily lose confidence when they don’t perform up to their expectations. Often, sports kids harbor unrealistic or even irrational beliefs that hurt … [Read more...]

It is important for teams to prepare their mental game skills for competition. That means warming up their minds by working on their focus and confidence. Athletes can do this by using a pregame or … [Read more...]

As coaches you have a unique perspective on how your athletes talk to themselves. You also know your athletes well enough to help them develop confident self-talk. You should suggest a few ideas, such … [Read more...]

Many athletes have trouble trusting their skills in competition because they are still in a practice mindset, rather than a performance mindset. They worked hard during training, attended practices, … [Read more...]