Character, Competence, & Connection

Character. What does character mean to you? Think about it a little and write down three characteristics of yourself as an athlete. What do you do for yourself and others that build your character?Now that you have written three characteristics about yourself, it is time to think of how you can improve these qualities of…

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Champions Are Made During The Off Hours

Have you ever noticed that you started to act a different way because others were watching you? Did you change how you walked down a sidewalk? Changed directions to avoid passing someone? Or felt anxiety while in the gym?An individual might act different and start to produce anxiety because they believe people are viewing them…

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Is There Such A Thing As Overtraining?

Yes, there is such a thing as completing too much training. An athlete performs these intense workouts, believing they will become better in their sport, but it will normally resort to poor performance from complications of the body, then the mind. Even though the athlete thinks they are enhancing their performance from consistently completing intense…

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Attention Control: Foul Shot

        When competing, there are multiple external (outer) and internal (inner) distractions that can cause the athlete to lose attention and concentration.Some external distractions that could happen during competition: Noisy crowd, coach/parent leaving, camera clicking, movement in peripheral vision, and intimidating comments from opponent.     On the basketball court, all of these…

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Team Building

Team building exercises are a great way to get the team together, get to know each other a little better, and most importantly they are suppose to be fun! There are many games out there that teams can do. They can be physical challenges or they can be more personable. Here is an example of…

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