Is it just me or are other people seeing an increase in sports injuries since the Covid-19 epidemic struck a year ago? It seems as if, every week, there is more than one article in the sports media describing a heartbreaking announcement of another professional athlete whose season is shortened or ended by a serious [...]
A number of occurrences compelled me to write this article. First, a growing number of professional athletes are coming forward with their own mental-health challenges in the hopes of destigmatizing mental illness and encouraging others who are struggling to seek help. Second, the Covid-19 crisis has seen an increase in mental-health issues, particularly among young [...]
Since Covid-19 early in 2020, I’ve been working with a number of athletes, from junior-elites to collegians to Olympians and pros. Though the pandemic has been a truly awful experience, it has also given many athletes the opportunity to focus on aspects of their sports lives that they had been neglecting, including mental training. Of [...]
I was recently interviewed by The Coaches Network about how coaches develop their leadership style (Spoiler alert: There is no such thing as leadership style). In the interview, I suggest that coaches' leadership is a reflection of who they are as people. I describe how coaches can figure out who they are and how that [...]
The ski racing season (and the start of other sport seasons) appear on the horizon and we all have our fingers crossed that Covid-19 won't derail all of the amazing efforts of sports organizations, from local to international. Now is a great time to offer your club's or academy's community workshops that will provide deep [...]
This article is my fourth (and, I think, final) in a series exploring Fear of Failure in ski racing. If you missed the first three articles, you may want to catch up before reading this article (Part I, II, III). In those first three articles, I examined my evolving perspective on fear of failure and [...]
The downtime imposed on us by the COVID-19 crisis has certainly been frustrating whether you’re an athlete, coach, or parent. As an athlete, you may feel that your development has been slowed or come to a screeching halt. But, with the fall upon us and sports at every level starting to re-emerge, you have a great [...]
I was recently interviewed by mrfeelgood.com (don't let the name fool you, it's a substantial, if not slightly irreverent, website) for an article that explores how LeBron James and other professional athletes believe that "mental fitness" is as important to their success as is physical fitness. In the article, I offer the five mental tools [...]
I was recently interviewed by Ahmann Carter, the founder of the Ideas X People podcast. The podcast focuses on my ideas related to performance psychology. Here are some of the specifics: Common performance obstacles The difficulty and rewards in working towards your goals, regardless of your outcome The importance of identity and intrinsic motivation in [...]
Great article in the New York Times about what endurance athletes, such as marathoners, triathletes, and cyclists, can teach us about overcoming the challenges that the COVID-19 crisis has presented to us. Not surprisingly, the suggestions are entirely psychological, related to your attitude and perspective toward the crisis.
