Am I A Sore Loser? If I’m angry, upset, and disappointed after a big loss, does that make me a poor loser? Losing a really big game, match or race, […]
Concentration is the foundation of mental toughness. When you focus on the wrong things you’ll get nervous, lose your confidence and fall apart performance-wise. However, when you focus on the [...]
Too many athletes mistakenly believe that your focus needs to be on the competition and what they’re doing when you compete. There is no better example of this than watching […]
What Does It Mean to Sharpen the Saw? Every time you face an opponent, you have the opportunity to “Sharpen the saw.” “Give me six hours to chop down a […]
So you’ve been practicing your mental toughness techniques, learning how to stay focused rather than being distracted by negative thoughts, and you’ve even gotten a handle on how to stay […]
How to Maintain a Positive Attitude When You’re Losing This post is dedicated to a reader who asked a very important question about how to stay positive even when you […]
The wonderful world of EXPECTATIONS and GOALS. It’s the start of a new season and with that, many athletes begin to set goals: “I’m going to finally make the varsity.” […]
As you know, physical training is critically important. You can’t become a champion without it! However, when you go to compete, your confidence and success is totally dependent upon [...]
Webster’s dictionary defines the word “paradox” as a “statement that seems contradictory, unbelievable or absurd, but that may be actually true in fact.” In the field of Sports Performance [...]
It happens to the best of us, the elite and professional athletes as well as all of us amateur and recreational performers. Your “normal,” consistently decent level of performance is […]