At every level of sports coaches have the same problem to overcome at the start of each practice. Nearly all athletes bring mental baggage with them to practice. This mental baggage in youth sports can be as trivial as the events of a video game or as serious as stress from family trauma. For a […]
The four biggest challenges for anyone who is struggling to get better are motivation, confidence, pressure, and mental toughness. Motivation: You know what you need to do to get better, but don’t have the motivation to change your behaviors to align with this. Confidence: You know what you need to do to get better, but […]
There is an unfortunate stigma that prevents many people from gaining the benefits of mental skills coaching. It’s much more socially acceptable for someone to seek physical help than it is for them to seek mental help. However, it’s impossible to make permanent physical improvements if you don’t make mental improvements. Unfortunately, to make this […]