indianapolis sport psychology
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The Difference Between Arriving & Starting Practice
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The Difference Between Arriving & Starting Practice For Success Head coaches Jim Mora & Tom Coughlin had success at the collegiate and NFL ranks respectively. They are also well known for their policies on meetings. Players arrived 15-minutes early for meetings, because the meetings actually start 10 minutes early. Tom Coughlin even fined players for…
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My Top 5 Books From 2015
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“If you are a coach, you are paid to read.” That’s what Tim Robbins taught me, I believed him, so I tried to abide. I hammered more audiobooks this year than every before as well. Here are my top 5 books from 2015 (in no particular order). Click on any book image to learn more……
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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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Why I hate koala bears (and you should too)
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Why I Hate Koala Bears It’s awful what happened in Australia in 2020 with the wild fires. I wish NO-ill will on any animal or person. However, I hate things that aren’t what they appear to be. It’s why I can’t stand politics. Nothing is what they make it out to be. I…
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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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Why I Quit Drinking
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Why I Quit Drinking My son has me under his thumb. It was always my daughter before he was born. The funny thing about boys is how much they emulate their daddy. I love coffee, so he loved coffee. A three-year old drinking black coffee is humorous. I would have a pint in the evening…
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5,000 push-ups & 5,000 sit-ups every day…
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Herschel Walker was made fun at school and never went out to recess because he was afraid of getting beat up. His teacher used to put him in the corner of the room because he had a speech impediment, and called him “special.” His father used to give him a quarter to buy a snack…
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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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End practice early to build mental toughness?
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End Practice Early to Build Mental Toughness? There are not many secrets to success. There is also no short-cut. However, one secret that I think holds true is the ability of one more. When we are tired and fatigued, the key is to be able to endure just one more. One more rep, writing one more page,…
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Ending practice early to building mental toughness in young athletes
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Ending Practice Early to Building Mental Toughness in Young Athletes? There are not many secrets to success. There is also no short-cut. However, one secret that I think holds true is the ability of one more. When we are tired and fatigued, the key is to be able to endure just one more. One more rep, writing…