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Lately I have been spending quite a bit of time talking with clients about their coaches and the impact of those coaches on performance. Hiring coaches Coaches have never really been chosen for [...]

Learning Objectives(s): To develop relaxation. Progressive muscular relaxation.  Total Time: 5-10 minutes  Explanation: Progressive muscular relaxation to relax body, decrease muscular tension [...]

I frequently have conversations with clients around ‘control’. Why? Because as humans we tend to get so caught up in what if and negative thinking and it consumes us. And when these [...]

As you refine your ability to use all of your senses, you want to begin using imagery to see yourself performing a skill in your sport. Work through the progression at your own pace. Try [...]

Athletes and sports psychologists use the mental toughness a lot but what does it mean? Generally when I work with athletes I ask them what that means versus defining it for them because [...]

I just had a new client email me and I was reminded how sad it is that women athletes really do have a lot to figure out and potentially deal in order to be good athletes and achieve the goals [...]

Energy is not necessarily something that we think about very often. However if we are in a situation (competition or exercise) and need an increase of energy or less energy it is important to be [...]

It is estimated that 3 to 17 million adults and children are injured each year in the United States in sport, exercise, and recreational settings. This means that you might be an injured athlete [...]

It’s one thing to be able to initially focus during competition but it’s another thing to learn to refocus particularly when pressure increases. An increase in pressure usually brings [...]

Psychoneuromuscular theory states that through the use of imagery an athlete imagines movements/scenarios/situations without performing them but it’s as if they were performing them because [...]