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Motivation can be tough sometimes, but so can luck. When you use ‘luck’ as your barometer, then winning and losing doesn’t have anything to do with how much training you’ve done or how you’ve [...]

Tennis coaches have so many elements to work on with their players from a physical standpoint as well as from a mental perspective. So, what do tennis coaches really want with regards to the [...]

Good communication is often the difference between success and failure in the relationship between a coach and their athlete. The impact of verbal and nonverbal communications is the key to how [...]

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

Mental training can be that one thing you have yet to think about. Most think that their problems are physical, so they work longer and harder, and this typically does not help. I recently had [...]

How do you just do it and when? In the heat of competition – that’s the time to just do it! The best time to concentrate and really think about what you are doing is during practice. Sounds [...]

Yips have been around for years. Some of the best athletes struggle to overcome yips. They are common in golf and in baseball mainly with pitchers. Now, they seem to be coming up more frequently [...]

Practice is designed to help you build the skills necessary to compete. It is a time to build each skill set that’s important for a sport or any type of competitive performance. For example, a [...]

Every day we constantly face small events that elevate our overall stress level. It usually comes about one domino at a time until one misplaced, teetering domino starts a stressful cascade. Your [...]

“You’ve got to ingrain and reinforce the new skills,” practice no longer makes perfect. In order to be excellent at your sport, more is required. Athletics are both physical and [...]