Mental Health
Why Mindfulness Is the Athlete’s Secret Weapon
The phrase "sports are 90 percent mental and 10 percent physical" is often said—but how often do we take it to heart? Generally, the mental strength of an athlete will [...]
Athletes Are Less Mentally Resilient Than Ever. Here’s How to Change It
When many of us hear the words “mental toughness,” we automatically envision someone “breathing and visualizing” their way through tough times. That's not really how it works. I've worked with [...]
Injured Athletes: Fight Depression and Stay Competitive With These 3 Tips
Allow me to open with a scene from the 1993 movie The Program. Coach Winters (played by James Caan): Jefferson, are you injured or are you hurt? Darnell Jefferson (played [...]
How the NCAA’s Best Wrestlers Win the Mental Battle
Similar themes came up time and time again during the post-match interviews of the 2018 NCAA Wrestling Championships. For the 125-pound champion to the heavyweights, there were clearly some common [...]
How to Manage Sports-Related Anxiety
At some point in your athletic career you will experience stress, good or bad. The good stress prepares you, makes you eager to learn more, eager to...
Eliminate Self-Doubt for Better Workouts
Just not feeling it today? Have you ever stepped into the gym and felt like the workout was just going to destroy you? Did you ever have a coach load on...
3 Ways to Refocus Your Attention During Competition
Too often, athletes are told that they need to re-focus, let go of mistakes, and move on. So true, except that they aren't coached on How-to accomplish...
3 Things That Can Destroy Your Mental Toughness
It is Interesting that the better we get, the more important Mental Toughness is OFF the field rather than ON it. Here are three things that can destroy...