Effective coaching goes beyond drills and wins; it’s about instilling accountability in athletes, teaching them to take charge of their own success. Kevin Dresser, a titan in college wrestling, distills this essence into a powerful coaching philosophy: “Coaching isn’t about holding people accountable; it’s about teaching them to hold themselves accountable” This article breaks down […]
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Limiting beliefs are unconscious beliefs you have that hover over you like a glass ceiling. These beliefs often drive you to quit too soon when you don’t experience immediate success. One of the best ways to eliminate limiting beliefs is to start by understanding your strengths, weaknesses, talents, and non-talents. Talents are things that help you […]
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In sports, seeing is believing. What’s more, belief leads to effort and this combination is what increases self-efficacy. Correspondingly, the first step to learning from failure is using video review sessions to get athletes to believe. Specifically, athletes must use video review to believe two things: Renowned psychologist Albert Bandura in his preeminent book on self-efficacy elaborates […]