When I speak to athletes and coaches, I ask them how important the mind is to sports success. With few exceptions, the response is that the mind is as or more important than the physical and technical side of sports. I am obviously biased given what I do for a living, so I won’t take [...]
On June 1st, I will be launching my first-ever 12-week online mental training course designed specifically for ski racers. My motivation to develop this course was a need that I saw for racers and coaches to treat mental training the same way they do physical and technical training. So, I looked at what made physical [...]
This post is the last of my five-part series describing my Prime Performance System which encompasses everything I know about the psychology of sport. This post will introduce five practical mental tools you can use to get the most out of your competitive efforts. These five mental tools are the final piece of the prime [...]
You have certain muscles in your body that are absolutely essential for sports including your quads, glutes, abs, and hamstrings. The simple reality is that if you don’t actively strengthen these muscles, you will not be capable of performing your best. You should think about your mind as made up of ‘mental muscles’, the same [...]
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 [...]
You have certain muscles in your body that are absolutely essential for ski racing including your quads, glutes, and hamstrings. The simple reality is that if you don’t actively strengthen these muscles, you will not be capable of skiing your best. You should think about your mind as made up of ‘mental muscles’, the same [...]
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 [...]
Practice is the practical foundation of sports success, meaning it’s what you do that determines whether you do or do not achieve your sports goals. In this post, I will describe why practice is so vital to sports success and the specific mental areas where your efforts in practice must be directed. For you to [...]