Sports Psychology
How to Build Better Mental Toughness in Just 5 Minutes a Day
We know the mental game is important, but as with anything, do we know how to actually train it? Mental toughness is too often confused with physical exertion (e.g., flipping [...]
‘What Can I Do?’ Is the Most Important Question You Can Ask After an Injury
When training or sports are a huge part of your life, injuries can be a nightmare. Constantly going through the pattern of injury, recover, rehab, and ease back to full [...]
3 Things to Think About When You’re Tired
Eventually, we all get pushed or pulled past our limits. Physically and mentally. When this occurs, we typically begin to feel the unraveling. We sense the fatigue and a voice [...]
An Open Letter to Strong Female Athletes
This article originally appeared on EricaSuter.com Dear Strong Female Athlete, Take up space. In fact, so much space that the world rumbles from your strength, people’s hearts vibrate from how [...]
The Most Powerful Form of Punishment for Athletes
If you have to punish them to get them to do that, you’ve already lost the war.
How Sports Psychology Helped Jessica Eye Get Her Swag Back
Pro fighters may seem like some of the cockiest people on the planet, given the arrogant acts many put on at press conferences, or the sheer amount of courage it [...]
Draymond Green on the Incredible Power of Self-Confidence for Athletes
Hate him or love him, there’s no denying Draymond Green has beaten the odds.
Connecting the Weight Room to the Field: Small Changes Make a Big Difference
Believe it or not, motor learning and skill acquisition don’t have to end on the field. With some simple tweaks to our training, we can bring many of those principles [...]
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 [...]
5 Science-Backed Training Tips Swimmers Can Use to Dominate the Pool
Swimmers spend a lot of time working on their technique and conditioning in the water. Around and around the black line they go, throwing up astronomical numbers of meters and [...]