It’s great to have potential. Until it’s not. If you’re a beginner to be told you have potential is a complement. However, if you have experience, it’s basically an insult to be told you have potential. Why? Because having potential means you haven’t lived up to all your capabilities yet. Nick Saban says it best: […]
Young athletes have mood swings. As a parent of an athlete, you must not let the mood of your child change your mood. When your child gets upset after a loss, things can go from bad to worse if you get upset too. It’s the night following these moments where sports parents lose the most […]
Pain tolerance is one of the most important ingredients in an athlete’s mental toughness. Mental toughness is a character trait athletes must earn by successfully completing activities that require mental toughness. These activities include those that cause uncomfortable emotions that trigger fear, fatigue, stress, and even boredom. If an athlete can’t deal with the pain […]