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Mental barriers are obstacles that prevent young athletes from performing a particular skill. This typically triggers a fight or flight instinct and they either struggle with the perceived [...]

What the heck is a mantra? While it’s rooted in meditation and yoga, when developed and used properly, the mantra is also a powerful psychological tool to help replace negativity, to calm and [...]

Should kids play multiple sport or specialize in one sport? Kids need a well-rounded environment to develop into well-rounded people. There is no way for kids to get everything they need from one [...]

Imagery can take your performance to the next level. Imagery is a form of simulation similar to real sensory experiences except the experiences happen in the mind. It’s a human capacity that [...]

The concept of FUN came up in conversation and how to incorporate fun into practice, it often winds up being some form of cutesy ridiculousness. However fun is imperative to peak sports [...]

Two things happened today and it was sad but opportune – I was working on a coach’s presentation on character development and then I was having a conversation with a friend who was assaulted by [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Undertraining and overtraining can lead to the opposite of what an athlete is striving for and can hinder performance. In Matt Kuzdub’ s (2017) excellent blog, Overtraining and undertraining in [...]