Mental Toughness Blog
Dr. Rob Bell writes and coaches exclusively about Mental Toughness and Sports Psychology. Subscribe here and receive the Puke & Rally weekly mental toughness newsletter!
-
Two Mental Toughness takeaways from the 2013 Masters
The Mental Toughness takeaways from 2013 Masters were from the two Aussies, Jason Day & Adam Scott. Jason Day made three consecutive birdies on the 13th, 14th, & 15th. His tap-in birdie on the 15th captured the lead (momentarily) by 2 shots. What happened next were tough back-to-back bogies on 16 & 17. He was…
-
The player who makes the fewest mistakes usually wins
Ben Hogan once stated, “golf is not a game of good shots, it’s a game of bad shots.” If you really want to play consistent golf, manage your game by managing your mistakes. After each round, you should look at your statistics a bit deeper than your typical fairways or greens hit, but not as…
-
How to know your effectiveness as a consultant
In early 2000’s, Ken Ravizza was doing one of his impromptus, yet standing room only, presentations at the national conference of the Association of Applied Sport Psychology. He was working with the Anaheim Angels at the time and one of his messages was “don’t ask for gear.” In essence, if the team and coaches enjoy…
-
Have you played the game: I Love You More?
Have you ever played the game— I love you more? Choose from the following three choices, which relationship most describes you. 1) Your partner loves you more than you love him or her. Or 2) You love your partner more then he/she loves you. Or 3) You love each other equally, but it’s boring. Now,…
-
The ONE PLAY that demands team buy-in…
Recently, a collegiate basketball game displayed that the starting forwards scored 41 of the team’s 66 points, 62% of the total points. Without seeing the game, one might imagine that these individuals were either dominating post players or excellent shooters. Numbers don’t lie, but they don’t tell the whole story either. It is often the…