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 […]
Every athlete goes to practice, but every athlete does not get better at the same rate from practice. Two athletes could have the same coaches as well as practice the same skills for the same amount of time, but one will get better faster than the other. Why is this? The easy answer is to […]