The best way to help athletes learn from failure is to start with how they practice. Moreover, the best way to do this is to incorporate the following three elements into the athlete’s practice process. 1) Video review Most athletes will only review video when they do something well. Often, they will only review the […]
It doesn’t make you a failure just because you lose, make a mistake, show up unprepared, or don’t capitalize on an opportunity. On the other hand, you won’t automatically learn and get better because of these unforced errors either. Indeed, there is a fine line between failure and learning. To explain how to toe this […]
Many athletes develop the mindset that failure is not an option. This mindset typically stems from an athlete having elite success from a young age. Then, as the athlete continues to experience elite success with little to no lessons of failure, expectations from coaches, parents, and internally from the athlete go sky high. Ultimately, this […]