Are you on the self-confidence roller coaster? Many athletes allow their confidence to be thrashed around by immediate results and circumstances. What do I mean by the confidence roller coaster? Athletes with fragile confidence lose it when they hit a bad shot, fail to make a play, or lose a
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iPeak Coach Tips
Kids’ Self-Motivation in Sports
Parents should be concerned about their kids' motivation in sports. Motivation is one of the keys to success in any endeavor. Athletes can have all the physical talent in the world, but if they can’t act on it with enthusiasm, commitment, and dedication, they won’t realize their full
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Helping Athletes Trust in Themselves
When it's time to compete, you want your athletes to stop practicing their technique. All the training is complete. Competition is the time to put it to the test! They need to commit to simplifying their performance so they can perform functionally instead of perfectly. Help them put practice behind
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Champion Athletes Focus Under Pressure
“One of the biggest differences between the top players and the good players is when they are under the gun, they see and hear less than anyone else,” said Helen Alfredson, LPGA Tour star. The top athletes simply are less distracted when they *need to* hit a good a shot, get a critical first down,
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Sports Kids with Fragile Confidence
Sports – at any level – is a game of confidence. Kids who have tons of confidence will usually rise above the competition. Under pressure, these kids’ performance will thrive because of their strong belief in their ability. Sports parents are concerned that their kids focus on the negative and
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Lou Holtz: All Winning Teams Set Goals
Lou Holtz once said: "All winning teams are goal-oriented. Teams like these win consistently because everyone connected with them concentrates on specific objectives. They go about their business with blinders on; nothing will distract them from achieving their aims."
Goals help your team strive
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The Most Harmful Distraction
Do you start a game ready to clean up, but then become besieged by your own inner chatter? Most athletes have trained themselves to focus when needed, but sometimes their own inner chatter or internal, self-induced distractions prevent them from performing up to their potential. What do I mean by
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Helping Kids Take Practice to Competition
Frustrated parents want to know why athletes don’t perform as well in games as they do in practice... In some sports, such as skating or gymnastics, athletes spend months training for one major competition all year. These athletes spend 95% of practice time training their skills.
Young athletes
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