5 03, 2018

Psychology of Tryouts: Part III-What Coaches Can Do

By | March 5th, 2018|Categories: Sports|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments

As I noted in Part I and Part II of this four-part series on the Psychology of Tryouts, my focus is on what athletes can do to make their tryout experiences as successful and enjoyable as possible. At the same time, the athletes themselves aren’t the only ones who impact their tryout efforts. This article, [...]

14 02, 2018

Vlog: Mental Imagery is Your Most Powerful Mental Tool

By | February 14th, 2018|Categories: Vlog: Prime Ski Racing, Vlog: Prime Sport|Tags: , , , , , , |0 Comments

As I noted in my most recent blog post, Olympians use imagery as a tool to help them prepare themselves mentally to perform their best. In my ninth of 12 vlog segments devoted to athletes and coaches, I describe what mental imagery is (here’s a hint: It’s not just picturing yourself performing in your mind’s [...]

9 02, 2018

The Secret to Mikaela Shiffrin’s Success

By | February 9th, 2018|Categories: Ski Racing|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments

Sports Illustrated just published a great read about Mikaela Shiffrin that describes not only a significant shift in mindset she made that helped her overcome her pre-race anxiety, but also what has made her so successful over the short, but brilliant, arc of your career. For any ski racer (or athlete) who aspires to be [...]

8 02, 2018

Psychology of Tryouts: Part II-What Athletes Can Do

By | February 8th, 2018|Categories: Sports|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments

In the first article in my four-part series exploring the psychology of tryouts, I discussed why tryouts can be so stressful for young athletes, and the mental areas that suffer the most when they put their athletic hopes and dreams on the line as they attempt to join a league, make a team, or qualify [...]

7 02, 2018

Mentally Preparing for Olympic Sports Success

By | February 7th, 2018|Categories: Sports|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments

I’m fortunate to be working with a handful of athletes from several countries preparing to compete in the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea this month. It is an honor and a privilege to work with such remarkable athletes and to do my part in helping them to achieve their sports dreams and [...]

6 02, 2018

Mentally Preparing for Olympic Ski Racing Success

By | February 6th, 2018|Categories: Ski Racing|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

I’m fortunate to be working with a handful of ski racers from several countries preparing to compete in the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea this month. It is an honor and a privilege to work with such remarkable athletes and to do my part in helping them to achieve their ski racing [...]

5 02, 2018

Michael Phelps Knows the Power of Visualization-Short Video

By | February 5th, 2018|Categories: Sports|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments

I tell the athletes that I work with that visualization (imagery) is the most powerful mental tool there is for so many reasons. But when they hear that message from the world's greatest athletes, it carries even more weight. I came across a great short video with Michael Phelps and his longtime coach, Bob Bowman, [...]

10 01, 2018

Fight from Start to Finish

By | January 10th, 2018|Categories: Ski Racing|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments

I have a lot of pet peeves when it comes to young ski racers in their training and race efforts. For example, it drives me crazy to see them slip a training course, yet barely inspect it because they figure they can learn the course in the first few runs (but you can’t do that [...]

5 01, 2018

Vlog: 7 Key Messages to Send to Your Young Athletes

By | January 5th, 2018|Categories: Parenting, Sports, Vlog: Prime Sport Parenting|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

In this week’s vlog segment, I share with you seven important messages related to your children’s sports participation that you want to send them. These messages are so valuable because they will set the tone for how your young athletes approach their sports involvement. If your messages are about results, expectations, and pressure, three bad things [...]

2 01, 2018

Interview: Raising Young Athletes

By | January 2nd, 2018|Categories: Sports|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments

I was recently interviewed by John Bennett, "The Travel Ball Dad," on a variety of issues and concerns related to raising young athletes. The interview explores how parents can best support their children in their sports participation, the challenges created by the "youth sport industrial complex," and questions and answers about when young athletes should [...]