The 7 Cardinal Sins of Mindset in Swimming Indifference/Apathy- If you want to achieve your goals and improve performance, there is no room for any lack in effort. Always put in 110% and do not feel bad for working hard. Stubbornness- Being stubborn means you are not coachable. Being uncoachable will hinder your success. However,…
Lacrosse “Fan Mentality” Stop approaching Lacrosse as a spectator! Each person involved has their own role: players play, coaches coach, administrators administrate, referees ref, parents parent, etc. Know your role – You are a lacrosse player, an athlete, a participant. This means you must think like a participant, not like a coach, not like…
“The 10 Rules of Lacrosse Season” 1) Never be outworked The only person you should be competing against is yourself. The most important question you can ask yourself is “Did I go all out or hold back”. 2) Avoid focusing on statistics With the influx of technology and today’s social media platforms it is easy…
5 Steps To Mentally Recovering After An Injury The moments following an injury can be very crucial in an athlete’s career. Most often athletes are completely devastated and never seem to regroup while others come back even better than before their injury. Here are some ways to mentally recover from an injury in order…
Driving with the Emergency Brake Imagine driving a high performance car, say a Lamborghini, on a race track. You start the car and you begin to drive. You give it more gas, you shift the gears, and your speed climbs. You feel your car moving faster and faster until all of a sudden…you hit…
10 Tournament Tips for Tennis Players Recharge your battery on changeovers. Don’t watch a lot of the other tennis matches going on so you can detach yourself emotionally and mentally while you aren’t competing. In between your matches, get out of the tournament area when there is some time to do so. Do not…