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Mental Skills Training Must Start with Motivation or it Won’t Work

Mental skills training primarily focuses on teaching the skills to increase self-awareness, focus, confidence, and mental toughness. To teach the various mental skills to support each of these areas, clients must commit to an iterative process of assessment, measurement, goal setting, progression planning, and follow-through. This iterative process of mental skills training is uncomfortable by […]

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What Percentage of Sports is Mental? There is Only One Right Answer!

What percentage of sports is mental? This is the age-old question in all of sports. It doesn’t matter if the sport is wrestling, football, soccer, baseball, basketball, tennis, golf or one of the other 99 worldwide sports. There is only one right answer to this question. However, if you ask any coach what percentage of […]

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How Coaches Can Activate Self-Motivation in Different Types of Athletes

There is no one size fits all solution for self-motivation.  It’s much easier to be an effective coach when you tailor your approach to fit an athlete’s unique personality and strengths. Some athletes find their self-motivation when they have autonomy over what they do. Others find their self-motivation when they can easily see themselves continually […]

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