Am I a Sore Loser 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, or falling short of a critically important goal that you [...]
Busting Out of a Slump
PERFORMANCE SLUMPS have many causes. Sometimes a bad experience, tough loss or a time when you choked can set the slump cycle in motion. In many sports, an injury or near miss can trigger a [...]
In Attitude, Becoming a Champion, Handling Failure/Adversity, Peak Performance Strategies, Winning/Losing
Posted How to Maintain a Positive Attitude When You’re Losing
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 know you are losing. I can [...]
Practice Versus Competition: Why You Excel in Practice
Athletes notice a trend when they first enter sports: they are unstoppable in practice, but during a game, they’re unnoticeable. Skills don’t diminish from practice the day before to the next day [...]
The Mistake Ritual – Updated 2020
One of the bigger mental mistakes athletes across all sports make is to hang onto their mistakes during competitions. The time to work on your mistakes is ALWAYS in practice and NEVER while [...]
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Athletes! You’re Home And Can’t Train The Way You Need To! Now What Do You Do?! Managing Fear & Uncertainty Is What Mental Toughness Is All About!
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 [...]
In Becoming a Champion, Choking/Fears/Slumps and Blocks, Handling Failure/Adversity, Peak Performance Strategies, Winning/Losing
Posted Slumps, Fears and Blocks: What can you do as an athlete?
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 suddenly [...]
In Attitude, Choking/Fears/Slumps and Blocks, Handling Failure/Adversity, Peak Performance Strategies, Winning/Losing
Posted Slumps, Fears and Blocks: What can you do as a coach?
It happens to all athletes, from the elite and professionals as well as amateur and recreational performers. His or her “normal,” consistently decent level of performance is suddenly hijacked by [...]
In Becoming a Champion, Choking/Fears/Slumps and Blocks, Handling Failure/Adversity, Parents' Role in Youth Sports, Peak Performance Strategies, Winning/Losing
Posted Slumps, Fears and Blocks: What can you do as an parent?
It happens to all athletes, from the elite and professionals as well as amateur and recreational performers. His or her “normal,” consistently decent level of performance is suddenly hijacked by [...]
In Becoming a Champion, Choking/Fears/Slumps and Blocks, Handling Failure/Adversity, Peak Performance Strategies
Posted Where Slumps Really Come from and How to Help Struggling Athletes
Slumps and repetitive performance problems are a natural and terribly frustrating part of any sport. They can sometimes drive coaches to distraction and athletes into quitting or early [...]
