Research suggest that fatigue is far more of a mental state than most people realize. The things you do as a habit with your body language and self-talk play an important role in dictating the impact of fatigue on performance. This is not rocket science either, coaches with experience intuitively know what to tell athletes […]
Competition Day as Judgement Day: Athletes who treat competition day as a day of judgement are prone to have both a fixed mindset as well as an ego oriented mindset. The outcome of the competition will either be a success or a failure. If the outcome is a success, then these athletes assume their process […]
Coaches typically teach athletes that you can only earn the benefits of preparation through blood, sweat, and tears. The common belief is that the gold standard of preparation requires going above and beyond on physical preparation. Unquestionably, going above and beyond with physical preparation is a key to success. However, physical preparation is not what […]