It’s not cliché to say that you are your toughest competition. It’s a fact that it’s harder to keep a promise you make to yourself than to someone else who can hold you accountable. If you have a bad habit, you don’t break it by just promising to yourself that you won’t do it again. […]
When it comes to teaching athletes mental skills, self-awareness must be among the first priorities for coaches. Moreover, to teach self-awareness you must have a baseline. Athletes must know where they are to know where they need to go. Therefore, coaches must start the teaching process with a self-awareness test. Before I talk about the […]
It’s logical to conclude that unmotivated athletes need motivation. However, even though this may be logical, it’s still the wrong conclusion. The fact is motivation is temporary. So, even if you can temporarily stimulate an athlete with a pep-talk, threat of punishment or anticipation of a reward, it won’t change the fact that they are […]