One thing I constantly preach to athletes is that they must work on becoming optimist if they want to be elite. To be considered elite an athlete must first outperform someone who is currently considered elite. In other words, to be the best you must beat the best. Therefore, the primary requirement of becoming an […]
Yesterday I was working with a small group of athletes on some techniques that made them look and feel clumsy. Within the first 10 minutes I heard the word “can’t” at least four times. The word “can’t” is the poster child for having a fixed mindset. Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D. in her preeminent book on mindset describes […]
Time management may be the biggest opportunity high school athletes have 100% under their control for self-improvement. However, if an athlete uses time as an excuse, this will remain a missed opportunity. The prevailing mindset amongst high school athletes is that putting in time entitles them to something. The thought pattern is that if an […]