15 06, 2020

Watching Video is Great Off-season Mental Training

By | June 15th, 2020|Categories: Ski Racing|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

Watching videos 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 [...]

9 06, 2020

Mental Imagery is Your Most Powerful Prep-Period Mental Training Tool

By | June 9th, 2020|Categories: Ski Racing|Tags: , , , , , , , |0 Comments

It sure was a bummer missing all those miles of skiing when COVID-19 struck. Let’s be realistic. You’ve lost a bunch of miles by not being on snow the last six weeks of the ski season. And we don’t yet know if there will be any on-snow training anywhere this summer. But there is a [...]

1 06, 2020

5 Keys to Making Mental Training Like Conditioning and On-snow Training

By | June 1st, 2020|Categories: Ski Racing|Tags: , , , , , , |0 Comments

Whenever I speak to racers and coaches, I ask them how important the mind is to ski racing success. With few exceptions, the response is that the mind is as or more important than the physical and technical side of our sport. I am obviously biased given what I do for a living, so I [...]

29 05, 2020

Make Mental Training a Priority in the Off Season

By | May 29th, 2020|Categories: Ski Racing|Tags: , , , , , , , |0 Comments

It happens every winter. In December, January, and February, I get calls from national team athletes and parents of young racers who are struggling mentally in their ski racing and they have big races coming up. They want me to somehow fix them quickly. Though I think I’m pretty good at what I do, I’m [...]

26 05, 2020

Train Your Mind for Athletic Success Podcast: Episode #22-Goal Setting

By | May 26th, 2020|Categories: Train Your Mind for Athletic Success (Podcast)|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments

Episode #22: Goal Setting of my Train Your Mind for Athletic Success podcast is the third of three episodes that examines the impact of motivation on your training efforts and your competitive success. This episode introduces you to the power of goal setting as a tool for increasing and maintaining your motivation in all aspects of [...]

15 05, 2020

Train Your Mind for Athletic Success Podcast: Episode #21-Tools for Increasing Your Motivation

By | May 15th, 2020|Categories: Train Your Mind for Athletic Success (Podcast)|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

Episode #21-Tools for Increasing Your Motivation of my Train Your Mind for Athletic Success podcast is the second of three episodes that examines the impact of motivation on your training efforts and your competitive success. Because motivation can ebb and flow on a daily basis depending on the volume and intensity of your training, life [...]

11 05, 2020

Next Season Starts…NOW!

By | May 11th, 2020|Categories: Ski Racing|Tags: , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

Yes, the 2019-20 race season ended prematurely due to the COVID-19 epidemic. Yes, it was massively frustrating. But it’s time to put the past behind us and turn our gaze to the future, meaning next season. Being the best ski racer you can be is not a part-time activity. It requires a year-round commitment and [...]

1 05, 2020

Summer Mental Training Series Begins Monday!

By | May 1st, 2020|Categories: Ski Racing|Tags: , , , , , |2 Comments

Is the COVID-19 crisis and Shelter-in-Place getting you down and/or driving you crazy? Are you feeling like you're spinning your wheels with your ski racing progress (in other words, not making any!)? Well, join the crowd; it's frustrating for everyone, to be sure. What is crazy is that the last races of the 2019-20 season [...]

23 04, 2020

Now is the Time for Mental Training: 25% Off All Online Courses

By | April 23rd, 2020|Categories: Ski Racing, Sports|Tags: , , , , , , |0 Comments

The downtime imposed on us by the COVID-19 crisis is certainly 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 this time is also an opportunity for you to focus on areas of your athletic performance that [...]

30 03, 2020

Use the COVID-19 Crisis to Become a Better Ski Racer (and Person)

By | March 30th, 2020|Categories: COVID-19 Crisis, Ski Racing|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

Let me begin with a question: What does the COVID-19 crisis have in common with a ski race? At first blush, you would probably say, “Absolutely nothing!” I mean, really, the current pandemic has created crises of health and financial markets that are disrupting the lives of almost everyone on our planet. People the world [...]