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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Mental Game Balance
How to Win Ugly
Many of the athletes I work with focus too much on having the perfect performance or fixate on how they will appear to others (such as teammates, parents, coaches) when performing. The need to execute flawlessly or to look good in competition undermines performance during competitive
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Helping Athletes Deal with Setbacks
As a coach, one objective is to help athletes play on with confidence and composure immediately following a setback or mistake. Before you can help an athlete regain control you must maintain your own composure, and avoid showing your frustration. This will help your athletes learn through
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Breaking Free From a of Slump
Every athlete, at some point in his or her career, experiences a slump in performance. A slump is a noticeable decrease in your performance for a prolonged period of time. To break free from a slump you must first determine if your slump is from physical or mental game causes. Once you determine the
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Don’t Worry About Things You Cannot Control
I tell my students to not spend any energy worrying about things you cannot control on the athletic field, court, or course. By worrying, you waste energy on irrelevant factors beyond your control. As a result you become upset or frustrated, lose your composure, and it affects you for several
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Why Kids Are Fearless
Why are kids so fearless? Kids play in the present moment. They have no fear of consequences. No fear of failure. No fear of injury. This is also the reason parents need to observe them! Why are adults - and some athletes - filled with fear? Most athletes fear negative consequences of their
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3 Mental Keys for Success
What are three must have keys to success in sports? (1) Learning, (2) Repetition, and (3) Trust in your skills. What most athletes don't get - and even coaches - is that motor learning does not happen overnight. A batting lesson, golf instruction, or coaching on technique must be coupled with
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Focus on the “Controllables”
Do you become distracted after arguing with an official about a bad call he made even when you knew the official was not going to change his call? You might have became upset or frustrated, lost your composure, and it affected you for several minutes to follow or even the rest of the
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