Mental Toughness
6 Tips for Coaching a Difficult Player
Coaches do their best to have a team filled with players who are not only skilled in their sport, but who also have a good attitude, are coachable and are [...]
How a Better Strength and Conditioning Plan Built a Women’s Boxing Beast
What does it take to be a boxer? That's something my client/friend Claire Quinn (@claire___quinn) knows all about. She's an amateur boxer who's been racking up the KOs lately and [...]
ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt Says America Has a ‘Giant Problem’ With How We’re Raising Our Kids
Michigan State head basketball coach Tom Izzo made waves recently when cameras captured him intensely coaching up freshman forward Aaron Henry during the first round of the 2019 NCAA Men’s [...]
Why Every Student-Athlete Should Get a Part-Time Job
Chris Paul pumped gas. David Johnson cleaned dorm rooms. J.J. Watt delivered pizzas. Many of the world's best athletes worked some very mundane jobs at one point or another. And [...]
The ‘Play Hard’ Chart: The Motivational Tool Behind Kansas State’s Extreme Effort
How do you measure heart? How do you quantify hustle? How do you take the intangible qualities the best basketball teams seem to possess, and turn them into a number [...]
Donovan Mitchell Reveals How His Listening Skills Set Him Apart as a Youth Athlete
Donovan Mitchell is a baller.
Eye of the Tiger: What Athletes Need to Know About Intrinsic Motivation
What is motivation? Motivation is what changes your behavior and drives your actions. A lack of motivation can leave you feeling drifting in life, while anything worth having requires motivation [...]
Why Women’s Soccer Powerhouse Santa Clara University Values A Recruit’s Mentality Above All Else
Santa Clara’s women’s soccer is a titan of their sport. https://youtu.be/3vUkj4uQVpc The program, which boasts alumni such as Julie Ertz and Brandi Chastain, consistently ranks among the top 10 teams [...]
WATCH: LeBron’s Post-Game Pep Talk to His Youngest Son Is Something Every Sports Parent Needs to See
Bryce Maximus James is LeBron James’ youngest son. The 11-year-old has already shown off some serious skills on the basketball court, but like any other athlete, he’s not immune to [...]
Crunch Time: The Benefits of Adding More Pressure and Anxiety to an Athlete’s Training
“Under pressure, you don’t rise to the occasion. You sink to the level of your training.” This quote is attributed to the Navy Seals, but I believe it applies to [...]