Yesterday I was working with a small group of athletes on some techniques that made them look and feel clumsy. Within the first 10 minutes I heard the word “can’t” at least four times. The word “can’t” is the poster child for having a fixed mindset. Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D. in her preeminent book on mindset describes […]
Time management may be the biggest opportunity high school athletes have 100% under their control for self-improvement. However, if an athlete uses time as an excuse, this will remain a missed opportunity. The prevailing mindset amongst high school athletes is that putting in time entitles them to something. The thought pattern is that if an […]
It’s hard for an athlete to embrace losing on the path to getting better. Most athletes want to limit their chances of losing, and rightfully so. Losing is painful. However, to make a jump to the next level, pain is a requirement. As renowned sport psychologist Dr. Michael Gervais reminds people so often: The reason people change is […]