Every parent knows that teens have many unique personality quirks that make this stage of development challenging. Mood swings, anxiety, oversleeping, and anti-social behavior with family members just to name a few. All these things can make a parent’s relationship with a teen stressful. To the point where a parent and teen may only talk […]
When it comes to teaching athletes mental skills, self-awareness must be among the first priorities for coaches. Moreover, to teach self-awareness you must have a baseline. Athletes must know where they are to know where they need to go. Therefore, coaches must start the teaching process with a self-awareness test. Before I talk about the […]
Focusing on what you control and minimizing the impact of those things you don’t control is one of the most important keys to success. Self-talk is the first thing you control, and arguably the most important. As stated in the textbook Applied Sport Psychology: You engage in self-talk any time you carry on an internal dialogue […]