As you can imagine, there are many factors that define the mindset of a great coach. How a coach views motivation, discipline, pre/post season conditioning, goal setting, and game planning are all factors that have a profound impact on the mindset of coaching. Carol S. Dweck defines mindset in her preeminent book Mindset: The New Psychology […]
There is a school of coaching that relies on the concept of breaking athletes so they can build them back up stronger. These coaches are extra hard on their athletes, particularly the ones who seem weaker than the others. Coaches do this using common tactics such as yelling at the athlete for minor mistakes, adding […]
The first thing coaches must realize about pep talks is that they are 100% mental. So, if a coach gives an athlete a pep talk that doesn’t work, this means that coach is failing to develop an athlete’s mental skills. Let’s say an athlete on the team is having trouble with their mental toughness. The […]