For professional athletes, a win is a win. It doesn’t matter how sloppy or ugly the win is, it’s worth celebrating. On the other hand, in youth and sometimes in high school sports it’s the opposite. Particularly in youth and high school wrestling. So much of winning in the sport of wrestling is based on […]
The reason why some people improve, and others don’t comes down to one mental skill above all others. The name of this mental skill is inhibitory control. Inhibitory control is a fancy word that describes one’s ability to keep themselves from choosing their default behavior when a better behavior is available. To improve, you must […]
Stressed-out people feel pressure when something is important. However, if everything is important then nothing is important. It’s really that simple. Yes, there are many great techniques that with practice will work effectively to help you cope with pressure and overcome it. Unfortunately, none of those techniques work when everyday situations require coping mechanisms. Therefore, […]