2 04, 2018

Vlog: Seven Reasons Athletes Don’t Do Mental Training

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In the 12th and final segment of my vlog series devoted to the psychology of sport for athletes and coaches, I explain the seven reasons that prevent athletes from making a commitment of time and energy to mental training. As I’m sure you would agree, the mind plays an essential role in athletic success. Yet, [...]

14 03, 2018

Vlog: Fun is a Mental Tool

By | March 14th, 2018|Categories: Ski Racing, Sports, Vlog: Prime Ski Racing, Vlog: Prime Sport|Tags: , , , , , , |0 Comments

In my 11th of 12 vlog segments devoted to the psychology of sport for athletes and coaches, I explain why fun is a powerful mental tool that is under utilized by athletes and coaches alike. In fact, when I ask the athletes with whom I work what is the most important contributor to their success, [...]

7 03, 2018

Vlog: The Power of Routines

By | March 7th, 2018|Categories: Sports, Vlog: Prime Ski Racing, Vlog: Prime Sport|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

In my tenth of 12 vlog segments devoted to mental preparation for athletes and coaches, I explain why every world-class and professional athlete I have ever worked with or known uses routines to maximally prepare themselves for success in both training and competitions. I also explain why routines are such a valuable tool: Totally prepare [...]

14 02, 2018

Vlog: Mental Imagery is Your Most Powerful Mental Tool

By | February 14th, 2018|Categories: Vlog: Prime Ski Racing, Vlog: Prime Sport|Tags: , , , , , , |0 Comments

As I noted in my most recent blog post, Olympians use imagery as a tool to help them prepare themselves mentally to perform their best. In my ninth of 12 vlog segments devoted to athletes and coaches, I describe what mental imagery is (here’s a hint: It’s not just picturing yourself performing in your mind’s [...]

16 01, 2018

Vlog: Become a Sports Emotional Master

By | January 16th, 2018|Categories: Vlog: Prime Ski Racing, Vlog: Prime Sport|0 Comments

In my eighth of 12 vlog segments devoted to athletes and coaches, I describe to you how you can become an emotional master in your sport. For me, an emotional master is not someone who doesn’t feel emotions, but rather someone who experiences the wide range of emotions that are an unavoidable part of sports [...]

15 12, 2017

Vlog: Break the Chain of Frustration

By | December 15th, 2017|Categories: Ski Racing, Sports, Vlog: Prime Ski Racing, Vlog: Prime Sport|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

In my seventh of 12 vlog segments devoted to athletes and coaches, I examine the impact that frustration has on athletes in their training and competitive efforts. Frustration is typically defined an emotional reaction that arises when the path toward a goal is blocked and can’t be readily cleared. Common sources of frustration for athletes [...]

30 11, 2017

Vlog: Create an Ideal Competitive Focus

By | November 30th, 2017|Categories: Ski Racing, Sports, Vlog: Prime Ski Racing, Vlog: Prime Sport|Tags: , , , , , , , |0 Comments

In my sixth of 12 vlog segments devoted to athletes and coaches, I focus on, well, focus in your training and competitive efforts. When I talk about focus, I mean two things. First, your ability to pay attention to things that help you perform your best including technique, tactics, your mind, conditions, or your opponents. [...]

16 11, 2017

Vlog: Reach Your Ideal Sport Intensity

By | November 16th, 2017|Categories: Ski Racing, Sports, Vlog: Prime Ski Racing, Vlog: Prime Sport|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

In my fifth of 12 vlog segments devoted to athletes and coaches, I describe the essential role that your physical intensity plays in your competitive efforts. When I talk about intensity, I mean the amount of physical activation you feel in your body before you compete. Intensity lies along a range from really low intensity [...]

2 11, 2017

Vlog: Strengthen Your Confidence Muscle

By | November 2nd, 2017|Categories: Ski Racing, Sports, Vlog: Prime Ski Racing, Vlog: Prime Sport|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments

In my fourth of 12 vlog segments devoted to athletes and coaches, I show you the essential role that confidence plays in your athletic success. Confidence is so important because you may have all of the ability in the world to perform your best and achieve your goals, but if you don’t believe in that [...]

18 10, 2017

Vlog: Find Your Motivation Every Day in Your Sport

By | October 18th, 2017|Categories: Ski Racing, Sports, Vlog: Prime Ski Racing, Vlog: Prime Sport|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

In my third of 12 vlog segments devoted to athletes and coaches, I show you the immense impact that motivation has on your athletic success. Motivation is the foundation of everything that you do in your athletic life because without it, you wouldn't go to the gym in the early morning, you wouldn't put in [...]