It’s logical to conclude that unmotivated athletes need motivation. However, even though this may be logical, it’s still the wrong conclusion. The fact is motivation is temporary. So, even if you can temporarily stimulate an athlete with a pep-talk, threat of punishment or anticipation of a reward, it won’t change the fact that they are […]
When a good athlete stops getting better, the likely culprit is that something is distracting that athlete. In other words, that athlete has lost focus. Moreover, there is a reason why some athletes are more vulnerable to losing focus than other athletes. As a college athlete, I didn’t reach the best version of myself. Being […]
Sometimes it’s important to state the obvious. So here it is… Average athletes are average because they make average choices. By no means is stating this fact a unique insight. However, it is a necessary reality check. Everyone who plays a sport competitively dreams of being great. Most of those dreamers will only be average […]