Set Healthy Expectations for Your Children’s Ski Racing
Setting expectations for your children is an essential responsibility of being a ski racing parent. Expectations communicate messages to your children about what’s important to you and establish a standard toward which your children can strive. But expectations can be double-edged swords. They can be a tremendous benefit to your children’s ski racing and personal […]
Read MoreDo You Want a Gifted vs. Hard-working Child?
Giftedness is revered in our culture; inborn talent—whether intellectual, athletic, or artistic—ensures that children will be successful, or so many believe. How many times have you heard “Simone Biles was born to be a gymnast” or “Sarah Chang was destined to be a brilliant violinist”? Well, let me clear something up: No one is born […]
Read MoreThe Fall Matters: Make it Count
If you’re at all serious about your ski racing, this past summer should have been devoted to the process of making yourself the best ski racer you can be. There is one thing that you better have done and another thing that you likely will have done this past summer: engage in an intensive physical […]
Read MorePrime Ski Coaching Online Course is Live and On-Demand
I’m very excited to announce the launch of Prime Ski Coaching 404: Psychology of Training Champion Ski Racers, a 4-week course that is offered on-demand and self-paced to fit into the busy lives of ski coaches. Prime Ski Coaching 404 provides ski coaches with a foundation of knowledge and practical tools about the impact of the mind […]
Read MoreThe Reviews are In for Online Mental Training Courses
Apologies for tooting my own horn, but the reviews and survey results are in from my first two online mental training courses, Prime Ski Racing 101 and Prime Sport 101, and they were very gratifying (while also providing great feedback on how I can continue to improve them). Though they are a work in progress, […]
Read MoreCreate a Vocabulary for Individual and Team Success in Sports
Your goal as a coach is to have as great a positive impact as you can on your athletes. This influence starts with your specific coaching of them to make them better athletes and to help them achieve their competitive goals. To that end, you motivate them, build their confidence, try to relieve any pressure […]
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