Your goal as a coach is to have as great a positive impact as you can on your athletes. This influence starts with your specific coaching of them to make them better ski racers and to help them achieve their competitive goals. To that end, you motivate them, build their confidence, try to relieve any [...]
Because ski racing isn’t a team sport in the usual sense of the word, little is attention is given to the influence that individual athletes can have on a ski team, whether healthy or toxic. Nor do we often think about how a team in ski racing can have a significant effect on the performances [...]
It's not too late to enroll in my Prime Ski Racing 101 online mental training course. The first of six-weekly classes begins at 5 pm PT tomorrow (Wed.). If you think you'll miss too many classes to make it worth your while, you can watch every class at your convenience from my members-only page when [...]
Just a reminder that my next 6-week Prime Ski Racing 101: Train Your Mind like a Champion online mental training course designed just for ski racers begins in one week, on September 7th. Racers will learn how to strengthen five mental "muscles" (motivation, confidence, intensity, focus, mindset) and how to use five mental tools (emotions, imagery, routines, breathing, trust) [...]
I am absolutely thrilled to announce that I have recently been named the sport psychology consultant for the U.S. Ski Team's women's Europa Cup, D, and FIS NTG teams. I will be providing a comprehensive, structured, and consistent program of mental training to the athletes and coaches. This program is acting as a pilot project [...]
Just a reminder that my 6-week Prime Ski Racing 101 online mental training course will begin in 2 weeks, on Sept. 7th. This course will explore the essential mental muscles and mental tools ski racers need to ski consistently fast and achieve their ski racing goals. Team discounts are available and coaches can attend at [...]
Let me preface this article with a few observations about ski coaching and mental training. First, I believe that great ski coaches are also great intuitive psychologists. They may not have the fancy degrees, but through experience and self-education (and sometimes formal education), capable coaches develop a deep understanding of the importance of the mind [...]
Just a gentle reminder that the 10% discount for my Prime Ski Racing 101: Train Your Mind like a Champion ends this Friday, August 19th. So enroll soon and save! This 6-week mental training course, scheduled to begin on September 7th, focuses on the mental muscles (motivation, confidence, intensity, focus, and mindset) and mental tools [...]
Enroll in the world’s first and only online mental training course designed just for ski racers! Every ski racer wants to be fully prepared physically, technically, and mentally to achieve their ski racing goals. But there hasn’t been a way to offer racers a high-quality and affordable mental training program developed by someone who really [...]
Watching video of yourself and World Cup racers is a powerful tool for strengthening important mental muscles such as confidence, intensity, and focus. It can also be used, when combined with mental imagery, to improve technique and tactics. Another benefit is that watching yourself ski fast and top World Cuppers ski faster just gets you [...]