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Coaches can break bad habits and help athletes break bad habits. It's difficult to change what's comfortable and familiar, even if it is negative or not working. Many athletes may not realize for [...]

Mental skills training has a reputation and many labels – sport psychology, coaching, therapy, etc. Why? Is there still a stigma about mental training? In fact, developing a mental skills [...]

Setting goals can be highly misunderstood. But it is critical to get you to where YOU want to be! You can’t get somewhere without knowing how to get there.

Mental toughness is two words commonly used in sport. Athletes need to develop their mind cognitively and the body physically to create peak performance.

With the holidays, balance is always a challenge and there are competitions coming up so it may not be the best time to let go and take time off. Or is it?

Athlete identity transition happens at the end of careers but something similar happens at the end of seasons and events. An athlete may face retirement, or may have a serious injury, or simply, [...]

In my work with clients, though the bulk of our conversation is around helping them to develop better cognitive-behavioral skills for performing, there are other healthy choices that impact [...]

Has cheating in tennis reached an all-time high? This topic can be a difficult thing to deal with when you are on the other side of the net.

There are a variety of reasons to design practice sessions that set the stage for what you as a coach want to happen in practice – you want to facilitate and ensure everyone gets the most out of [...]

Your coaching mindset, whether it is ego mindset or mastery mindset, is the #1 thing that can get you and your athletes where you want to be, or not. You just have to decide where you get the [...]