Very dedicated, hard-working athletes who have fear of failure make the classic mistake of focusing too much on avoiding failure rather than striving for success. Your athletes either strive for success or try to avoid failure and mistakes. Athletes who are anxious when they perform or often worry
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Tips for Coaches
A Balanced Mindset for Performance
Two types of mindsets are important for your athletes' success. The practice mindset is characterized by high dedication, unwavering motivation, commitment to goals in sport, analytical behavior, improve technique, strive for perfection, the need to look good, and focus on future improvement.
On
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Helping Athletes Trust in Themselves
When it's time to compete, you want your athletes to stop practicing their technique. All the training is complete. Competition is the time to put it to the test! They need to commit to simplifying their performance so they can perform functionally instead of perfectly. Help them put practice behind
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Lou Holtz: All Winning Teams Set Goals
Lou Holtz once said: "All winning teams are goal-oriented. Teams like these win consistently because everyone connected with them concentrates on specific objectives. They go about their business with blinders on; nothing will distract them from achieving their aims."
Goals help your team strive
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Your Mental Attitude is a Choice
According to Pat Summit, head coach of women's basketball at University of Tennessee, "Attitude is a choice. What you think you can do, whether positive or negative, confident or scared, will most likely happen." Choosing to have a positive mindset is critical for successful performance in any
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Practice Mental Skills Too; Not Just Physical Skills
Your athletes must improve their mental skills just like they improve their physical skills if they want to perform to their potential. The mind drives the body. When athletes minds are not focused or confident, they won't use the physical skills they've refined through practice during
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Focusing on the Process Brings Desired Results
In today's world of sports, too many athletes obsess about results when they perform. But the reality is that focusing on the process brings good results. It's great to set high goals for yourself in sports. However, when in competition, you must focus on the process.
When you focus on the
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You Must Have Mental Balance
According to John Wooden, "To have physical balance, you have to be mentally balanced too." Mental balance means not getting too high or too low emotionally. It also means not thinking about too much or too little when you perform.
You can also include motivational balance. You can't achieve your
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