As described in my previous posts, outlook is everything in sports. Your mindset is important at all times, especially during times of adversity or challenge. As coaches, our players will react how we react. If we are calm, they too will be calm. If we allow ourselves to become tense and panic, our players will…
The Power of Visualization
One of the greatest challenges coaches face is getting their players to buy into the program, and believe in themselves and their teammate’s abilities. There is a distinct difference between the players who play with a great deal of confidence, belief and trust compared to those who simply go through the motions trying to get…
Building a Mental Winner: The 8 C’s
One of the greatest things I learned working for Jim Larranaga and his staff at the University of Miami (FL) was how to build myself to be the very best that I could be. They taught me how to wake up on a daily basis with a fire to make today better than yesterday, and…
Mental Edge – Perceived Relevance
Nobody wants to be wrong. Players, coaches, officials or fans. Every person is entitled to their own opinion but yet everyone wants their opinion to be right. Think back to a time when you were corrected on something you cared about. The natural instinct is to rebut to defend your point of view because there…