It’s a fact that most coaches spend less than 5% of any given youth or high school practice on developing mental skills. This means that during a typical 2 hour practice, a coach may spend about 6 minutes tops on mental skills. Even with that 6 minutes, it’s still likely only touching the surface with […]
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When a child is clearly giving less effort when they face difficult challenges, then this is a clear sign that the child is focusing too much on the outcome. When a child focuses too much on the outcome, they lose focus on the process of getting better. As a result, when the outcome they desire […]
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On one hand, renowned psychology professor and “expert on experts” Anders Ericsson’s research suggests it takes roughly 10,000 hours of deliberate practice to become an expert. On the other hand, author and skills acquisition expert Josh Kaufman’s research suggests that you can go from knowing nothing to being “reasonably good” (i.e. average) at anything in […]