Athletes who play with a fear of failure are usually very dedicated athletes that really want to win, but are afraid to make mistakes and lose the game. It is Ironic that athletes who want to win so badly are the most afraid to lose or make errors. This causes them to have an avoidance mindset
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Advantages of Pregame Routines
Athletes benefit from routines to prepare mentally for practice and competition. The goal of mental preparation is to be mentally prepared to perform their best. With a routine, for example, your players will prepare and think consistently before each game.
Encourage your athletes to establish
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Result-oriented Thinking
Athletes today focus too much on results, rankings and position on the team. Doing so makes it hard to reach their potential, let alone feel satisfied with their game. Result-oriented thinking leads to: fear of failure, fear of success, performance anxiety, and tension.
How can you possibly get
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Teach Kids to Trust Their Abilities
Young athletes must balance what we call the practice mindset and the performance mindset. Athletes who embrace a practice mindset have a desire to improve. They love to train and are most comfortable with their practice routines. Too much of this mindset, they may lose faith in their skills during
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Balancing Life and Sports
Coaches spend a major portion of their lives training, preparing, and coaching. This leaves little time for other areas of life, including quality time with family or recreation. Success in sports for some coaches is a priority, which can lead to an unbalanced life. You must learn to adapt to the
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Coping with Distractions
Coping with distraction is a part of sports every athlete must learn. Top athletes have the ability to focus under pressure and cope with external distractions by using routines that help them stay tuned into the right performance cues. For example basketball players dealing with hecklers when
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Improving Sport Parenting Skills
As a parent, you have the ability and responsibility to ensure that your child or teen reaps all the physical, social and emotional benefits of playing sports – and stays in the game. It is important that you support your young athletes as they are challenged with the many expectations and mental
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Improving Practice Efficiency
Playing competitive sports at the highest level requires athletes and teams to engage in focused, quality practice, which improves both learning and performance. How can practice be more effective without spending more time? Coaches need to integrate proven methods of motor learning and sports
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