Coaching in today’s world – Let’s face it. Being a coach in today’s winning-crazed society sometimes can be a thankless and demoralizing job. There is pressure from the [...]
Does Over-coaching Lead To Failure? Coaches do it to their athletes and athletes do it to themselves. Even parents sometimes get in on the act and do it to their […]
TEACHING SPORTSMANSHIP “Raising a classy kid” Bjorn Borg was one of the most dominating tennis players in this last half-century winning 62 career singles titles that included 11 [...]
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, […]
Championship Goal Setting Let’s say that you want to go on a road trip for your vacation. Would you just simply pack up your things, hop in the car and […]
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 […]
In swim training there’s a term called “garbage yardage” which refers to the swimmer physically putting in the time training but while doing so, being mentally out to lunch. You [...]
No matter how long you have been participating, you will always find new things to learn in your sport. Dr. Goldberg explains why a “beginner’s mind” is an important tool […]
