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 [...]
Episode #20: What is Motivation? of my Train Your Mind for Athletic Success podcast is the first of three episodes that examines the impact of motivation on your training efforts and your competitive success. This episode will introduce you to what motivation is, why it is the foundation of all aspects of sports performance, and [...]
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 [...]
Episode #19: 5 Keys to Quality Training of my Train Your Mind for Athletic Success podcast is the last 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 five practical ways in which athletes can [...]
Episode #18: Everyday Can Be a Good Day of Training of my Train Your Mind for Athletic Success podcast is the fifth 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 how you can [...]
Let me begin with a question: What does the COVID-19 crisis have in common with sports? 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 over are [...]
Perhaps the most frustrating aspect of the cancellation of winter and spring sports is that you (and every other athlete in North America and probably the world) are no longer able to practice and compete in the sport they love and to continue to improve and progress toward your athletic goals. Well, I can’t magically [...]
We humans don’t like disruptions in our lives. We like to feel safe, secure, and comfortable. That’s not necessarily a bad thing; in fact, it means we’re, well, human. This need is hard wired into us through evolution with one purpose in mind: to ensure our survival. Unfortunately, crises are, by their very nature, disruptive [...]
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 [...]
I was recently interviewed for an article that explored the impact of social media on how athletes perceive themselves psychologically and emotionally and its impact on performance. Whether competing at the junior, collegiate, international, or professional level, looking at how other people (including rabid fans!) can be jarring to athletes. Social media has become an [...]
