fishers sport psychology
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Top 10 things I’ve learned from coaches
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My high school baseball coach once praised me behind closed doors but criticized me in front of my teammates. I think he had it backward, but I wasn’t mentally tough at the time. He served as a huge external motivator to prove him wrong later in life. My junior varsity soccer coach taught me the…
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How To End Practice To Build A Better Team
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How to End Practice To Build A Better Team My wife questioned my strategy for leaving any social get togethers. I never said goodbye at any party or wedding. I always left exactly the same way. I would just duck out the door. No goodbye. Like ripping off a band-aid. I hated…
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The Curious Case Of Mental Helplessness
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The Curious Case of Mental Helplessness I asked Archie Manning and Andre Agassi to read our book- “Don’t “should” On Your Kids: Build Their Mental Toughness I even asked if they’d provide testimonials, because they would be perfect for the message to parents. I finally got through to their agents, they said, “no.” Andre Agassi…
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Don’t question your Mental Toughness
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Don’t Question Your Mental Toughness There is “no question” about it. Did this cliche’ emerge in sports? I’m not sure, it’s just where I hear it most often. What I’ll hear from competitors is an indication of their mental toughness. I listen for how often they question themselves. “how did I do that?” “what are you…
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True success is doing this skill
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True success is doing this skill Duke basketball fans have one of the most indelible student sections in all of sports: The Cameron Crazies. They epitomize passion, organization, and wittiness. They camp out in Krzyzewskiville for three months prior to games, they hand out cheat sheets for the student cheers and were the ones that…
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NO FEAR: A Simple Guide to Mental Toughness
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When I left the university as a professor and I began my Sport Psychology company, I used to give tons of free talks. I have thankfully been able to stop this practice (although, I still get asked to provide free talks). I literally could speak to groups and teams every day of the week if…
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Confident people can do this skill…
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Confident people can do this skill… A boat is off-course 99% of the time. A sailboat finds its destination is by tacking. A series of zigzagging maneuvers, adjusting the sail back and forth and using the wind. Adjusting is how sailboats reach their final destination. The best view tacking as the way to sail, while…
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Three Simple Reasons Why You’re Not Successful Enough
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Three Simple Reasons Why You’re Not Successful Enough The simple reason why you aren’t successful enough is due to the lack of consistency. You may perform well at times, and the good performances may even be GREAT! But, you aren’t flourishing because there is no consistency in your performance! The BAD days are simply too…
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3 characteristics of the best athletes . . .
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3 Characteristics of the Best Athletes People often ask me, what are the features of the very best athletes? Remember though, everyone is an athlete, our office is just different! Having coached, observed, studied, collaborated, spent time with and spoken to athletes for my entire life, here are the three (3) traits of the best…
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How I got Adam Vinatieri to contribute to my book.
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Any successful NFL kicker is the epitome of mental toughness, and Adam Vinatieri is the most clutch kicker of all-time. This is evident in his record four Super bowl victories; three of those as a result of his game winning kicks. My intention from the beginning of the book was to interview Adam Vinatieri about…