A Great Coach Can’t Overcome Bad Parenting

While it’s true a great coach can make a big difference to a young athlete’s development, a great coach can’t overcome bad parenting. On the other hand, a great parent can overcome a bad coach. Every youth coach wants to believe they are the reason a young athlete develops into a superstar. However, when a […]

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To Maximize Your Potential, You Must Understand This Mindset Formula

Potential has nothing to do with your past. While it may seem that your past can limit or increase your future, that is only perception. For example, if person 1 has a degree from an Ivy League school and person 2 has a degree from a community college would you say person 1 has more […]

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Why Self-Efficacy is the Key Element to Help Athletes Learn from Failure

Psychologist Albert Bandura in his preeminent book Self-Efficacy defines self-efficacy as the exercise of control over things that affect your life. I like to describe self-efficacy as the mindset you use to control your destiny. Bandura’s research shows that higher levels of self-efficacy equate to higher levels of effort and belief in that effort producing results. Moreover, […]

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