As long as you’re an athlete, there will be another season and as long as there is another season, there is adversity to overcome. Therefore, until the day you decide you no longer want to compete, you must prepare to face adversity. The adversity of injuries, failure, stagnation, coaching changes, etc., are as much a […]
One of the best things a parent or coach can do to support an athlete who needs motivation is to help them document and track their process for making progress. When an athlete feels they are not making progress, they lose motivation. In fact, the American Academy of Pediatrics cites that making progress is one […]
When a good athlete stops getting better, the likely culprit is that something is distracting that athlete. In other words, that athlete has lost focus. Moreover, there is a reason why some athletes are more vulnerable to losing focus than other athletes. As a college athlete, I didn’t reach the best version of myself. Being […]