5 Steps To Overcoming Nerves: Let’s first start by getting on the record that being nervous is not always a bad thing. All athletes experience feelings before competition that lead to nerves, but more importantly how you react to the feelings or thoughts is what makes the difference in your performance. “If you have…
Driving with the Emergency Brake Imagine driving a high performance car, say a Lamborghini, on a race track. You start the car and you begin to drive. You give it more gas, you shift gears, and your speed climbs. You feel your car moving faster and faster until all of a sudden…you hit a…
How satisfied, thrilled, and accomplished do you feel when you play really, REALLY well? Like, so well, that you don’t even know what happened. It felt like something took over your body and played for you. This is called your “in zone” mode. This “in zone” feeling changes the game, makes you feel unstoppable, and…
The hardest part about coming back from an injury or constant pain is all mental. The fear of possibly injuring yourself again is the only thing you can think about when you are basketball training, lifting in the weight room, practicing with the team, during conference games, etc. Any type of movement that you might…
Stop approaching your sport as a spectator! Each person involved has their own role: players play, coaches coach, administrators administrate, referees ref, parents parent, etc. Know your role – You are a player, an athlete, a participant. This means you must think like a participant, not as a coach, not as an administrator, and…
Predator vs. Prey Mindset in Soccer You have a choice each moment on the field, in school and in life. Are you going to be the Predator or the Prey? When you think about the Animal Kingdom there are two types of animals: Predator animals and their Prey. There are key differences between these…