1. Never be outworked. Always put in 110% of your effort and you won’t be outworked. Steve Prefontaine said, “I’m going to work so that it’s a pure guts race at the end, and if it is, I am the only one who can win it.” Be willing to give everything that you have while…
1. A winner doesn’t make excuses. It’s easy to find reasons to miss practices and workouts. But you have a winning mentality when you stick to your commitments even when conditions are not ideal. 2. A winner maintains a White Belt Mentality. Winners keep an open mind and learn what you can from anyone you can. They don’t write…
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…
I don’t need to sell anyone on the importance of confidence in swimming and diving. Simply put, it’s an absolute must – It separates the good from the great, and the elite from everyone else. Our 1-1 mindset program is all about practical volleyball-specific exercises players can do to improve their mindset. Here are 10…
Avoid becoming too much of a fan, instead of an athlete. If you’re about to swim against a team in your league, don’t look up their stats or find them in the newspaper. At meets, don’t watch the highest ranked swimmers competing against each other too much either. All of those things will make you…
Here are the 7 Cardinal Sins of Mindset in Swimming and Diving: 1. Indifference/Apathy – There’s no room for these feelings if you want to develop your skills and improve your performance. Always put in 110%.2. Stubbornness – Being stubborn leads to being uncoachable, which leads to being unsuccessful. Be open-minded and you might be…