Many people like to say that sports builds character in athletes. I adamantly disagree with this sentiment. If you search the sports headlines, it would be just as easy to find professional and college athletes with good character as those with bad character. Playing sports has nothing to do with whether an athlete grows up […]
There are many ways a coach can help an athlete get better, but there is only one way a coach can help an athlete be the best. To explain, first you must accept the research of Anders Ericsson that shows that it takes thousands of hours of practice to become the best. Moreover, coaches don’t have […]
Let’s say an athlete on the team is having trouble with their mental toughness when things get hard in practice. The athlete knows this, their teammates know this, and the coach knows this. Basically, it’s no secret that the athlete has a problem with mental toughness. Moreover, the coach doesn’t want this problem spilling over […]