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 […]
When a beginner or average athlete stops getting better, a coach almost always knows why. There is so much room for growth in so many different areas that all the coach must do is pick one and zoom in that athlete’s focus. On the other hand, when a good athlete is pushing to be elite, […]