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 [...]
Most sport psychologists work with athletes on the mental side of their sport in an office setting (usually one hour per week), providing them with mental tools that they can use during training and competitions. This approach makes about as much sense as a coach offering their racers technical instruction in an office and then [...]
If you do anything to work on the mental side of your ski racing during this off season, it better be mental imagery. Why, you ask. Because there is no more powerful mental tool than mental imagery and it can have a huge impact on your ski racing. And here’s my challenge to you: If [...]
Just a reminder that my new 12-week online mental training course designed just for ski racers begins on June 1st. This one-of-a-kind live and interactive program takes everything I know about the mental side of ski racing and offers it in an organized, engaging, and affordable format. And, importantly, my online course provides the opportunity to approach mental [...]
This post, related to mental tools, is the last of my five-part series describing my Prime Performance System which encompasses everything I know about the psychology of ski racing. It also acts as the foundation for my upcoming 12-week online mental training program (begins June 1st!). This post will introduce five practical mental tools you [...]
LIENZ, AUSTRIA - DECEMBER 28: Anna Fenninger of Austria races down the course whilst competing in the FIS Alpine World Cup giant Slalom race on December 28, 2013 in Lienz, Austria. (Photo by Mitchell Gunn/ESPA) *** Local Caption *** Anna Fenninger The race season is finally over. After a long and demanding winter, [...]
Just a reminder that my new 12-week online mental training course begins on June 1st. This one-of-a-kind live and interactive program takes everything I know about the mental side of ski racing and offers it in an organized, engaging, and affordable format. And, importantly, my online course offers the opportunity to approach mental training the same way that [...]
Training is the practical foundation of ski racing success, meaning it’s what you do that determines whether you do or do not achieve your ski racing goals. That’s why it is the third module in my new 12-week online mental training program, which will begin on June 1st. The program provides racers, coaches, and parents [...]
In my last post, I introduced you to my Prime Performance System that acts as the foundation for my new 12-week online mental training program which I will begin offering on June 1st. In that post, I described the first of five mental areas—attitudes—that comprise my Prime Performance System and that I believe most impact [...]
The conclusion of a race season can be a time of excitement, relief, and suffering for parents. The excitement comes when your young ski racers have just concluded a season that exceeded their (and your) expectations. The sense of pride and satisfaction can be palatable and reinforces why you have your children in our brutal [...]