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I’ve often been asked, what is sports psychology? The technical answer to this question is this: Sport psychology is the scientific study of people and their behaviors in sports activities [...]

Most of us can relate to the word mojo. Among several other definitions of mojo dictionary.com says that it is our power and charisma. In this sense of the word what it means is that we have [...]

I got an email from a parent the other day and my heart broke for the parent and the child. Parenting is so complex and being a child is so complex. When everything is going good, it’s all [...]

Q: How do you know whether you need to work on the physical or the mental aspects of performance? A: That is a good question. There are several parts to the answer. Do you trust your training or [...]

I’ve recently had this conversation with two of my clients. They both get really nervous about competing. Those nerves get bigger and bigger until. One can’t breath and the other [...]

We never expect to be sick or injured until it happens and when it happens we aren’t prepared. I am not sure we can ever be prepared but there’s more to dealing with being sick or [...]

Coaches, athletes and parents often attribute lack of good performance to things related to the mental aspects of performance such as: she was not hungry enough, he did not focus, I was so tense [...]

I work with a lot of kids. I usually feel badly for the kids and the parents; both. The kids are not sure what’s happening and the parents feel helpless! I started with a new 13 year old [...]

When people are asked about their pre-game rituals, most athletes have specific tasks they like to complete before competition. Cristiano Rinaldo, arguably the best soccer player, will not play a [...]