Unquestionably, the mental side of sports is as important, if not more important than the physical side of sports. If you ask any coach what percentage of sports is mental, you almost always get an answer that’s somewhere between 50% and 90% mental. Rarely will you ever hear a coach with a significant amount of experience […]
If you ask any coach what percentage of sports is mental, you almost always get an answer that is somewhere between 50% and 90% mental. Rarely will you ever hear a coach with a significant amount of experience downplay the importance of an athlete’s mental skills. However, what evidence is there to support this common […]
There is a stark difference between optimistic and pessimistic athletes. In general, optimists almost always put a positive spin on their past, present and future. While pessimists are constantly thinking of why things didn’t, aren’t, and won’t work out. The truth is everybody has a little of both personality types inside of them. However, one […]