Professional & Olympic Athletes

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, [...]

Jordan Spieth summarized his final-round mindset of the British Open and the awareness and process of his mental golf game to set himself up for success. He said, “I was questioning why I [...]

I love my work. I love it because clients really can find the ‘success’ they are looking for and it isn’t that difficult; really. I realize the concept of mental training is still so [...]

In an age where youth start specializing in a sport by the time they are 10 or 11 years old the dream to be great in my experience can take on a couple of different routes – burnout or Olympian. [...]

Have you been watching? There’s a lot to watch! As a fan it’s exciting. As a sports psychologist it’s an interesting perspective on the human condition. The media spends a lot [...]

In an age where youth start specializing in a sport by the time they are 10 or 11 years old the dream to be great in my experience can take on a couple of different routes – burnout or [...]

The definition of team is a group of people working together for a common goal. The Warriors are a team and they are working together for the NBA Championship and have been doing well until now. [...]

Before you read the rest of this blog, I want you to start by watching this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tU-D-m2JY8  This is one of the WORST video’s I EVER seen!!! I wrote an [...]

I’ve written and talked about the psychology of injuries for years. Injuries really do stink but what can make the process easier is to not only deal with the physical aspect of the injury [...]

Katie Ledecky deferred entrance in Stanford for 1-year so she could train for the Olympics. Katie will be headed to Rio and is expected to gain 3 gold medals but as exciting as that is, [...]