Dr. Rob Bell is a certified consultant of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology. Dr. Bell has PGA Tour Sport Psychology credentials and is the author of the book: Mental Toughness Training for Golf. Dr. Bell and his team provide mental toughness training programs through a combination of research and over 10+ years of applied experience with hundreds of athletes and teams at the professional, corporate, collegiate, and amateur levels.
Dr. Rob Bell provides sport psychology in the Indianapolis region has been noted in Runner’s World, NY Times, Stack magazine, Indy Star, and numerous additional websites. His research on the "yips" in golf, pre-performance routines, and applied mental training has been published in the Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, Journal of Athletic Insight, and the Journal of Sport Behavior.
On the evening before the championship game, in preparation for the colossal rematch, both coaches Nick Saban (Alabama) and Les Miles (LSU) chose to take their teams to the movies. The difference was in the movies they chose.
Mental Toughness Training demands that we get out of the comfort zone. This team is not “swimmers,” so treading water, breathing exercises, relay races, and gut checks, immediately get us out of the comfort zone.
What is the best (and sometimes only) thing that sport parents should tell their children about their play?
Jordan Jefferson was in trouble from the opening series…But it only became evident as the game wore on, and his poor plays, and decision-making really seemed indecisive (although he states otherwise). Everyone makes mistakes and a lot of players can get off to a poor start due to being over-excited, but what made me pause was his reaction to the opening series.
In the movie Top Gun, the fighter pilots didn’t attend the Top Gun school because they were bad. They went because there were already the best of the best, “the elite,” and Top Gun made them even better! Use the same strategy for improvement.
I was soaking wet and covered in mud before the 1st mile of the race. There was an early obstacle-Chernobyl Jacuzzi-that consisted of jumping into an ice-bath, and going completely underwater. It literally took my breath away! Outside in the 40-degree weather, there was no other option, but to keep running.
What are the 3 features that Dale Earnhardt, Emitt Smith, and Jimmy Connors all had in common? Having observed, studied, collaborated, enamored, and even critiqued athletes for my entire life, I have delimited the vast array into three (3) characteristics.
Walt Disney was not only a visionary, but a man of action and teamwork. While others were taking snapshots of the castles, rides, and beautiful fountains, I was enamored by his words of genius.
Think pre-shot routine isn’t important? Check out the length of the putting routine of one of the biggest chokes ever. Starts at 7:19….
Scott Hoch, 1989 Masters
Share on Facebook
Trust is the most important aspect in sport, life, & relationships. Trust that everything will work out & trust that our needs will be met. The opposite of trust however is fear. This quick video is just an analogy, because the jump was easy, the toughest part was actually getting back out.
