Today I have a few simple recommendations for high school coaches who understand the importance of mental skills training, but don’t know yet what to do. First, don’t try to do too much to start. Mental skills training is a case when doing more of less is better than doing less of more. There are […]
An athlete’s mood state is constantly in flux. While traits are more stable personality characteristics, states are a reaction to a situation that causes a temporary behavior. It’s these temporary states that coaches have the most influence over. Moreover, there are six mood states in particular research suggest that coaches must pay the most attention […]
The fixed mindset and the growth mindset are two contrasting mindsets that create a stark difference to how an athlete deals with losing. Fixed Mindset Athletes with a fixed mindset expect things to come easy. When things don’t come easy, these athletes don’t try as hard. Moreover, if an athlete has a fixed mindset, losing […]