Growth is gained through challenge. Challenging yourself to do what you once couldn’t do is the only way to get better. Furthermore, there are two types of challenges: Challenges for your brain. Challenges for your brawn. Or to put it another way, mental and physical challenges. So, you can push yourself to grow mentally by […]
Sometimes you can look like you’re not doing much and still make a great deal of progress. Conversely, you can look extremely busy and get nothing done. The latter happens often in youth sports. The former does not happen enough. Too often young athletes spend too much time doing a lot of nothing. It’s not […]
Some athletes thrive under pressure and some fold under pressure. Both groups can enter pressure situations being known for past success. However, past success is not what dictates success under pressure. Furthermore, talent has less impact than you would think in separating these two groups. As a matter of fact, it’s possible for an athlete […]