In sports psychology literature, authors generally use the terms anxiety and intensity interchangeably. Both terms describe one’s level of arousal, heart rate, blood flow, and emotions. However, athletes and coaches view anxiety as a negative and intensity as a positive. Essentially, the popular / non-scientific view is that anxiety and intensity are two sides of […]
If you’re part of the 20% of parents who spend more than $1,000 / month on youth sports then I have to assume you want your child to be elite. Unquestionably, if you’re spending this amount of money on your child you aren’t expecting average results. The goal is for your child to develop elite […]
What percentage of sports is mental? This is the age-old question in all of sports. It doesn’t matter if the sport is wrestling, football, soccer, baseball, basketball, tennis, golf or one of the other 99 worldwide sports. There is only one right answer to this question. However, if you ask any coach what percentage of […]