Focus on What You Can Control in Sports.
Do you excessively worry before and during competitions? One component of worry is trying to control variables of performance outside of...
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How Your Words Impact Your Success
The words you speak hold power. Power to create new possibilities or to close them down. Power to build relationships or to damage them....
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Helping Athletes with Pregame Mental Warmups
*Posted in an article written by Dr. Patrick Cohn Parents, what type of mindset do your sports kids have before a game? Do they tend to...
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Optimization of Adaptability and Resilience in Sports and Life
“I found out that if you are going to win games, you had better be ready to adapt” Scotty Bowman There is a pervasive misconception that...
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Two Confidence Killers Athletes Must Avoid
There are two unhealthy habits that many athletes engage in today - and they do it without even thinking about it. The habits I'm talking...
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4 Ways to Practice Patience in Life and Sport
In life, things don't always work out with ease. No matter how hard you try to get things to happen a certain way, sometimes you will...
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What is Mental Toughness?
Working on developing mental toughness for young athletes, and all athletes in general is a key piece to the puzzle of their success. Not...
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6 Steps to Overcome Sports Performance Anxiety
Athletes focus on several variables to make sure they perform at their best: maintaining a nutritious, healthy diet, training regularly,...
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5 Ways to Create Confident Hockey Players
According to National Alliance for Youth Sports research, almost 70% of young athletes quit competitive sports by the time they hit their...
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Power of Restart
If you have ever used Windows, you know there's a "Restart" button. Sometimes just hitting that button will solve many software problems...
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The Key to Peak Performance: Attention to Detail
“Big things are accomplished only through the perfection of minor details.” I love Coach John Wooden, and I would have loved to either...
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The Nine Mental Skills of Successful Athletes
You don’t have to be a professional athlete or an Olympic champion to be a successful athlete. Nor do you have to have a room full of...
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6 Habits That Will Help You Build Mental Strength
Physical fitness gets a lot of attention, and for good reason—good physical health can prevent conditions such as heart disease or...
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How to Tune Out Negativity Using Your Mind
What are the main distractions that affect your performance? In what competitive situations do you find focusing more difficult?...
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How to Focus Better During Competition
What are the most principal factors you can control to perform well in competition? The answer is focus, effort, preparation, emotional...
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Coach Nye Talks Mental Health Stigma: 10 Ways It Affects Men & 6 Things to Do About It
Hey Folks Coach Nye here...This is a very endearing and strong subject matter to me, and I would like to talk about it here. Mental...
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How to Handle Mistakes
Adjusting to the new normal that comes with social distancing and homebound restrictions associated with COVID-19 is a work in progress...
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Talking about Self Care for You the Athlete
Often ignored but necessary, self-care is any action or behavior that helps a person avoid health problems. Excessive stress may increase...
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Common Mental Game Challenges for Athletes
One of the hallmarks of great athletes is the desire to improve themselves. Athletes at all levels use mental training and sports...
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3 Levels of Athletic Discipline
A successful athlete holds numerous qualities that contribute to their overall performance level. In addition to physical attributes and...
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