Four Online Courses for Ski Racers, Coaches, & Parents
With the fall upon us and the race season approaching rapidly, now is a great time for racers to get their minds in great shape, coaches to sharpen their skills, and parents to be the best they can be during the always exciting and sometimes stressful winter of racing ahead. Good news; I can help! […]
Read MoreVideo Blogs Coming Soon!
As many of you know, I’ve been blogging for almost 10 years during which time I’ve published more than 600 articles on my own web site as well as on HuffPost.com, PsychologyToday.com, and many others. It has been both a pleasure and a privilege to share my ideas with millions of people and it is […]
Read MorePhase II of the Prep Period: Make the Fall Count
It’s hard to believe the summer, what I consider Phase I of the ski racing prep period is over. Hopefully, the summer was devoted to building the foundation for your success next winter. In all likelihood, your efforts focused on two areas. First, you engaged in an intensive physical conditioning program. The reality of ski […]
Read MoreAnother Blog Milestone: 4,000,000 Views
I’m excited to have reached another blog milestone: more than 4,000,000 views on PsychologyToday.com! When I add in my other big blogging site, HuffPost.com (which doesn’t provide tracking for contributors), as well as my own web site, skiracing.com, other aggregating websites, and my social media audience, I’m guessing that my total blog views are far […]
Read MoreTime Magazine’s Cover Story: Youth Sports is Big Business
If you haven’t seen it, Time magazine’s cover story, for which I was interviewed, offers a scathing indictment of what I call the “youth sports industrial complex” and how what used to be about fun is now a $15 billion business. Every parent of a young athlete should read the article, reflect on their own […]
Read MoreInspiration for Athletic Success Must Come From Within
If you’re a committed athlete, I’m sure you watch your favorite professional or Olympic athletes compete, whether LeBron, Serena, Tom, or Simone. Or you watch videos of them training on YouTube. Or you hear an interview with them in which they talk about their efforts, challenges, and successes. Or you read their autobiography. How do […]
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