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 […]
One thing coaches must consider when evaluating how an athlete performs in practice versus how they perform in competitions is the concept of social facilitation theory. This theory explains how the presence of the social pressure of an audience impacts the mindset of an athlete. To summarize, sometimes the conditions of a competition or practice […]