There is too much unspoken communication between athletes and coaches. Too much goes unsaid, and too often what goes unsaid leads to miscommunication. The reason for this is that coaches tend to keep development plans for the team in their head. The coach executes their practice plan, and they expect for their team to get […]
The task vs. ego mindset is a mindset orientation that some very smart psychologist identified in the 1980s (Ames-1984, Dweck-1986, and Nicholls-1989). The core idea of these mindsets is that an athlete has the tendency to approach goals with two perspectives: Although most athletes have some combination of both mindsets, one tends to dominate over […]
To prevent choking under pressure, athletes must train 8 mental skills. These mental skills are: 1) acceptance, 2) mindfulness, 3) reframing, 4) visualization, 5) focus, 6) neutral thinking, 7) inhibitory control, and 8) goal orientation. 1) Acceptance One of the most misunderstood mental failures in sports is the act of choking. There is nothing more […]