1. Getting involved in the hype by reading the papers, social media and/or looking up your stats. After your season is over, then you can check this stuff out. During the season, focus on always improving. 2. Associating with negative people. They will slow you down and taint your progress during the season. Keep your…
1. Recharge your battery in between timeouts, ref calls, foul shots, when the ball goes out of bounce. Detach yourself emotionally and mentally from other games during the day. Don’t watch too much basketball. Get out of the tournament area when there is some time to do so. Leave the building and get some fresh…
1. Recharge your battery in between rounds. Don’t watch a lot of the other volleyball games going on so you can detach yourself emotionally and mentally while you aren’t competing. Get out of the tournament area when there is some time to do so. Leave the building and get some fresh air if you can. 2.…
Top 10 Worst Thoughts Before Game Time “I have to…” “I need to…” “I ought to…” “I should…” “I must…” “This is it OR This is everything..” “Do or die” “Make it or break it” “It’s now or never” “Don’t miss “OR “Don’t (anything)” All competitions and practices are important, but nothing is “special.”…
Top Excuses Swimmers Make, and Why You Shouldn’t Slippery Walls- One of the biggest excuses a coach will hear is “Coach the wall is horrible for turns”. Often when a swimmer feels cheated, or disadvantaged, emotions are running too high for the remainder of their events. High emotions trigger lack of attention to detail,…
Top Excuses Tennis Players Make, and Why You Shouldn’t Bad Line Calls – He/She was making horrible calls! By far the number one excuse tennis players make for losing a match. Often when a player feels wrongly cheated, emotions are running too high for the next several points or even games. High emotions trigger “going…