No matter how much an athlete increases their skill level, it will never be enough without confidence. Moreover, lacking confidence is not a problem that solves itself. There are specific ingredients athletes need to build confidence. Yes, sometimes life randomly works out in a way that allows these ingredients to naturally develop. However, depending on […]
Burnout and overtraining are two of the biggest reasons why athletes fail to reach their potential. They both lead to dramatic performance declines and they both can lead to injury. In addition, both burnout and overtraining develop because coaches and parents are not paying attention to the physical and mental impacts of an athlete’s schedule. […]
To help athletes focus on the process, coaches must teach them that the path to success is to control the controllables and not to worry about things that are uncontrollable. Correspondingly, the process is controllable, and the outcome is uncontrollable. Underachievers are the ones who give control of their successes and failures to uncontrollable factors. […]