Have you ever heard a coach or parent tell an athlete that they need to be ‘tougher’? Have you ever told your child that he or she must ‘toughen up’? If you have, then you didn’t hear what you thought you heard and /or say what you thought you said. What you thought you heard […]
Yesterday I wrote about how Anders Ericsson’s approach to deliberate practice was the key to becoming an expert performer. Today, I want to make an important clarification with respect to youth sports and very young athletes in particular. Ericsson’s research shows the critical ingredient for becoming the best of the best is private coaching. Moreover, […]
The first thing that probably comes to mind when you think about how to make practice fun is playing a game. However, when it comes to making practice fun games are often misused and counterproductive. Why? It comes down to what makes practice, practice. The purpose of practice is to make you better. Therefore, an […]