One of the toughest things to deal with is falling short of a lifelong goal or dream. Maybe you didn’t win conference, state, or national title that you dreamed about all your life. Does this mean you failed? Life is all about how you frame things. When I was in high school I dominated the competition…
Maybe you suffered an injury this season that kept you inactive for a while. Maybe you lost to several teams that you know you are better than. None of this matters at this point. In fact, the only thing that matters and will directly affect your postseason success is the way that you interpret these…
I will start by saying- All basketball players can be beat.a. It’s not an opinion, this is a fact.b. Let’s start from that premise.c. No one or no team is unbeatable, no one or no team is without flaws. If you don’t believe this, you are not one of the people who will…
Think back to the moments leading up to a big game or performance. Think about the atmosphere in the locker room. Think about how people moved around. Before a competition or performance, you tend to see a lot of nervous energy. People become fidget and pace. They develop distinctive quirks and twitches They develop a tunnel…
In competition, focus is best spent on the present moment- on actions. Thinking about past successes or failures will distract you from your mission. Your mission is whatever you have to do right now, not a few moments ago, not a few seconds from now, much less the end of the competition- but right NOW. Think…
The owner and CEO of Z-Winning Mindset’s Master’s Degree Thesis topic was published: Anxiety and Perfectionism in High School Athletes. There are not many Psychology scholarly articles on one sport specific athlete. There was usually a mixture of different types of athletes within the studies. Here are the results in simplest terms. We know that…