To prevent choking under pressure, athletes must train 8 mental skills. These mental skills are: 1) acceptance, 2) mindfulness, 3) reframing, 4) visualization, 5) focus, 6) neutral thinking, 7) inhibitory control, and 8) goal orientation. 1) Acceptance One of the most misunderstood mental failures in sports is the act of choking. There is nothing more […]
It doesn’t make you a failure just because you lose, make a mistake, show up unprepared, or don’t capitalize on an opportunity. On the other hand, you won’t automatically learn and get better because of these unforced errors either. Indeed, there is a fine line between failure and learning. To explain how to toe this […]
The obvious difference between strategy and tactics in sports is that tactics amount to the rote execution of skills while strategy amounts to the situational execution of a plan. What’s not so obvious is how this difference separates average coaches, teams, and athletes from good coaches, teams, and athletes from great coaches, teams, and athletes. […]