Anxiety is a feeling of pressure, worry, or stress usually caused by an important upcoming event with an uncertain outcome. In sports, almost every competition has elements of importance and uncertainty. As a result, anxiety is a normal feeling all athletes must learn to deal with. Typically, when an athlete has anxiety before a sporting […]
There is a lot to love about those who coach youth and high school sports. The vast majority of coaches are the salt of the earth. The vast majority are more than coaches, they’re leaders, mentors, and motivators. What’s more, youth and high school coaches also serve as important catalyst for changing lives for the […]
Finding out how to achieve the mental state of flow in sports is the question I sought to answer 2 months ago to the day. On that day I received my copy of Flow in Sports: The keys to optimal experiences and performances by Susan A. Jackson and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. As I started the book, […]