Improve Performance When Motivational Tips Don't Work
As an athlete, you are quite in tune with your strengths and weaknesses, so it's frustrating when you know you're not playing to your full potential. During these times, everyone [...]
How to Effectively Change Technique to Become a Better Athlete
Think back to last year. Has your performance changed? Even if you considered yourself a serious athlete then, you should have improved over the year. How often do you truthfully [...]
The Truth about Athletes and Anger
As an athlete, how do you handle adversity? Your response says a lot about you. Sport psychology reveals the relationship between emotions and actions. So think about it. Do you [...]
Quiz Time: How Real Is Your Drive to Win?
As I've studied sports psychology motivation, I've seen lots of emphasis placed on goal setting. But there is another motivational technique available to athletes, one way more powerful. You see, [...]
The Missing Link In Your Athletic Training Program
Is your training focused exclusively on improving your strength, speed, agility and endurance? If so, you're cheating yourself. Yes, those attributes are certainly important. But if you're serious about performing [...]
Sports Psychology and the Champion Mindset
The gap in physical ability and skill level between the first and last place athletes is relatively small. So why did one win and the other lose? What separates the [...]