Mental Toughness
How to Get More Out of Your High-Intensity Workouts
If you've ever visited a gym anytime in this past couple of years, you've probably been introduced to the concept of a high intensity workout. High...
Iowa State’s Former Starting QB Selflessly Switched to LB, Now Has 6th-Most Tackles in the Nation
Joel Lanning came to Iowa State to play quarterback. He'd earned it. After taking over the starting quarterback job at Ankeny (Iowa) High School as a freshman, Lanning went on [...]
3 Invaluable Tips From the NBA’s Leading Mental Skills Coach
There's no room for fragile egos in the NBA. One night, you’re riding high after a strong performance in a big victory. The very next, you’re getting roasted on Twitter [...]
The Mental Side of Recovering From an Injury
"Psychological effects of injury and return to sport": Mr. David M. Clancy, Sports Physiotherapist As a sports medicine physiotherapist clinician I...
Why You Should Embrace End-of-Practice Conditioning Drills
Practice is about finished before your coach suddenly blows the whistle and yells, “Everyone on the line!” And you know what’s about to ensue: 10 (or more) minutes of hellish [...]
Aaron Rodgers Reveals the No. 1 Trait Quarterbacks Need to Be Successful
What’s wrong with Aaron Rodgers? On Nov. 21, 2016, much of the football world was pondering that question. The previous day, Rodgers’ Green Bay Packers were walloped by the Washington [...]
Long Shot: An Undrafted Free Agent Reveals What it Takes to Make it in the NFL
There’s a pecking order in NFL training camps. At the top sit established veterans who’ve proven they can produce consistently. Next up are the second- or third-year players who believe [...]
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...
The Philadelphia Eagles Fine Their QBs for Bad Body Language
If you happen to catch a Philadelphia Eagles quarterback hanging his head after he tosses an interception this season, just know that it’s going to cost him—literally. John DeFilippo, the [...]
How Athletes Can Overcome a Fear of Failure
I stayed awake in the middle of the night, not because I didn't want to sleep, but because I couldn't stop thinking about the opportunity I was about to...