9 out of 10 parents think about youth sports completely wrong until one of two things happens. Either, they have multiple children who play sports, and they learn the truth by the time the younger ones start playing. Or they figure out once they become grandparents and their grandkids start playing youth sports. So, let […]
Ego goal orientation is one of two ways to approach goals as defined in goal perspective theory. It’s when an athlete focuses on comparing themself to others instead of focusing on being the best version of themself. For example, measuring personal success against the accomplishments of peers or when an athlete’s primary source of enjoyment in […]
There is a stark difference in mindset of an optimist vs. the mindset of a pessimist that creates a major competitive advantage for optimist. Most people boil down optimism to thinking positive and pessimism to thinking negative. While this explanation does have some truth, it doesn’t provide a true picture of the competitive advantage for […]