The one question all athletes want to know is how to get better faster without cheating and being completely ethical. I wish I could tell you there was a shortcut for getting better, but I can’t. There is only one proven way I know for sure that will help anyone get better faster and it is […]
“Pressure is a privilege.” That four-word quote that titles Billie Jean King’s book encapsulates the #1 mental skill athletes need to perform better under pressure. It’s also the #1 mental skill athletes need to perform better when they are dealing with training pain, fear, fatigue, or boredom. The name of this mental skill is reframing. […]
This should be obvious, but it’s not. To make a correct assessment of an athlete’s mental skills a real assessment is required. Not just an “eyeball” test. Giving a struggling athlete the old “eyeball” test is not enough. For example, just because you see an athlete choke in the final minutes of a game multiple […]