2 03, 2020

How to Keep Your Physical and Mental Mojo All Season Long

By | March 2nd, 2020|Categories: Ski Racing|Tags: , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

One of the most important ideas I emphasize in my work with racers is consistency. In fact, it’s consistency that makes the great racers, like Petra Vlhova and Alexis Pinturault, so great. Day in and day out, week in and week out, month in and month out, and year in and year out, they are [...]

27 02, 2020

Train Your Mind for Athletic Success Podcast: Episode #16-Experimentation

By | February 27th, 2020|Categories: Train Your Mind for Athletic Success (Podcast)|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

Episode #16: Experimentation of my Train Your Mind for Athletic Success podcast is the third of six in a series that examines the ways in which you can maximize your training efforts and the benefits that you gain from those efforts. This episode will explore the essential value of experimentation in athlete development. Because of the [...]

18 02, 2020

Overcoming Frustration in Your Ski Racing

By | February 18th, 2020|Categories: Ski Racing|Tags: , , , , , , |0 Comments

Frustration may be your most significant obstacle to achieving your goals. Every ski racer, from juniors to Olympians, has experienced the feeling of frustration when you’re not able to do something as you pursue your goals; you feel stuck, get uptight, lose focus, and get discouraged. The best way I can describe the feeling is: [...]

16 02, 2020

5 “Must Dos” for Game-day Success

By | February 16th, 2020|Categories: Sports|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

In my previous article, I shared with you My 5 Biggest Pet Peeves on Game Day. In that article, I shared what you shouldn’t do on game day. This article is about what you should do to perform your best and achieve your goals on game day. A fundamental question you need to ask is: [...]

14 02, 2020

My 5 Biggest Pet Peeves on Game Day

By | February 14th, 2020|Categories: Sports|Tags: , , , , , , , |0 Comments

My 5 Biggest Pet Peeves on Game Day In my last two articles, I shared with you My 4 Biggest Pet Peeves in Sport Training and 5 “Must Dos” for Quality Sport Training. This article and the one to follow shifts from practice to game day and focuses on what athletes should and shouldn’t do [...]

20 01, 2020

My 5 Biggest Pet Peeves in Gate Training

By | January 20th, 2020|Categories: Ski Racing|Tags: , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

I've been in the ski racing world since I was six years old. The first 20 years, I was a racer learning the ups and downs of ski racing the hard way, mostly through trial and error, and sometimes painful failure. That, I can say with 20/20 hindsight and absolute certainty, is no way to [...]

13 01, 2020

Celebrate the Second Page, Not the Podium

By | January 13th, 2020|Categories: Ski Racing|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

It sure is a great time to be a winner in ski racing (and everything else, for that matter). Being perceived as a success has always had its rewards. But these days, the upsides are far greater than ever before. Success has always been a part of the ski racing dream, whether competing collegiately, making [...]

9 01, 2020

Six New Year’s Resolutions for Athletic Success

By | January 9th, 2020|Categories: Sports|Tags: , , , , , , , |0 Comments

Happy New Year! Amazing that it’s now 2020 and we have another year of excitement, challenges, and progress ahead of us. After two weeks of no work during which I spent time with my family, I’m ready to get back to work with new blog posts and podcasts. Given the new year, I thought I [...]

6 01, 2020

6 New Year’s Resolutions for Ski Racing Success

By | January 6th, 2020|Categories: Ski Racing|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments

Happy New Year! Amazing that it’s now 2020 and we have another year of excitement, challenges, and progress ahead of us. After two weeks of no work during which I spent time with my family at our cabin near Sugar Bowl where my daughters attend winter term at Sugar Bowl Academy, I’m ready to get [...]

18 12, 2019

How World Cup Athletes Maintain Their Balance and Sanity

By | December 18th, 2019|Categories: Ski Racing|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

I was just interviewed by the Associated Press for an article exploring how World Cup ski racers create balance and maintain their sanity in the crazy life they lead. In my work with athletes from juniors up to Olympians and professionals, I preach the importance of having healthy outlets when they aren't training or competing. [...]