This should be obvious, but it’s not. To make a correct assessment of an athlete’s mental skills a real assessment is required. Not just an “eyeball” test. Giving a struggling athlete the old “eyeball” test is not enough. For example, just because you see an athlete choke in the final minutes of a game multiple […]
The mindset of a wrestler who keeps looking at the clock during a match is an outcome mindset. When a wrestler has an outcome mindset, they tend to orient their focus on the future instead of the present. In addition, an outcome mindset debilitates performance as these wresters orient their locus of control on external […]
If an athlete wants to be elite, then they must learn how to manage their mindset around hating to lose. Unquestionably, all competitive athletes love winning and hate losing. There is no question about that. However, recognizing if the hate of losing trumps the love of winning provides an important insight into an athlete’s grasp […]