1. Recharge your battery in between holes when you can. Don’t watch the other players take their hits so that you can detach yourself emotionally and mentally while you aren’t hitting. 2. Do not make the match into an event. During practice, you’re active for multiple hours during multiple drills and even some scrimmage…
1. Verbally & Nonverbally communicate you believe in them. Great parents believe in their kids and communicate it regularly. You can TELL them and SHOW them that you believe they can do anything. 2. Verbally & Nonverbally communicate that you accept them, love them, & are proud of them NO MATTER WHAT. Let them know that…
Stop approaching your sport as a spectator! Each person involved has their own role: players play, coaches coach, administrators administer, referees ref, parents parent, etc.Know your role – You are a player, an athlete, a participant. This means you must think like a participant, not as a coach, not as an administrator, and certainly not…
You have a choice each moment on the golf course, in school and in life. Are you going to be the Predator or the Prey? When you think about the Animal Kingdom there are two types of animals: Predator animals and their Prey. There are key differences between these two types of animals.Prey animals have…
1. Getting involved in the hype by reading the papers 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 distance from…
Passion– You don’t want to swim or dive just for the sake of swimming and diving, or because your friends do it, or because you just want to win. You want to compete because you love it, and you’re passionate about it. If you truly love swimming and/or diving, then it’s not going to seem…