3 04, 2023

I Practice What I Preach: Our Love/Hate Relationship with Training

By | April 3rd, 2023|Categories: Cycling, Sports, Triathlon|Tags: , , , , , , , |0 Comments

It’s 5:15am. It’s cold (around 42 degrees), still dark, and I can hear the rain pummeling the roof of my house. I have a challenging swim workout planned (6x75, 5x200, 8x50 hard) at the local outdoor pool. How much do I want swim at this moment in time? Well, you can probably guess. This experience, [...]

10 11, 2021

Three Fundamental Goals of Sport Psychology

By | November 10th, 2021|Categories: Cycling, Personal Growth, Psychology, Ski Racing, Sports, Triathlon|Tags: , , , , , , |0 Comments

When most people think of sport psychology, they think about what is typically referred to as mental training. The purpose of mental training is to better prepare athletes psychologically and emotionally for the rigors of sport practice and the demands of competition. Increasing motivation, building confidence, managing competitive anxiety, and improving focus are common areas [...]

15 07, 2021

Train Your Mind for Athletic Success Podcast: Episode #44-Prime Sport Challenge

By | July 15th, 2021|Categories: Train Your Mind for Athletic Success (Podcast)|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

Episode #44-Prime Sport Challenge is the last of four episodes that will explore what is preventing you from committing to mental training and how you can develop a comprehensive mental training program to support your athletic goals. Ultimately, just like with other aspects of your sport, you have to decide how important the mind is [...]

1 07, 2021

Train Your Mind for Athletic Success Podcast: Episode #43: Three Goals for Athletic Success

By | July 1st, 2021|Categories: Train Your Mind for Athletic Success (Podcast)|Tags: , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

Episode #43-Three Goals for Athletic Success is the third of four episodes that will explore what is preventing you from committing to mental training and how you can develop a comprehensive mental training program to support your athletic goals. My Train Your Mind for Athletic Success podcast is filled with practical information and dozens upon [...]

17 06, 2021

Train Your Mind for Athletic Success Podcast: Episode #42-Three Goals for Athletic Success

By | June 17th, 2021|Categories: Train Your Mind for Athletic Success (Podcast)|Tags: , , , , , , |0 Comments

Episode #42-Three Goals for Athletic Success is the second of four that will explore what is preventing you from committing to mental training and how you can develop a comprehensive mental training program to support your athletic goals. Defining success in sports is a difficult task. When I ask most athletes and coaches how they [...]

1 05, 2020

Summer Mental Training Series Begins Monday!

By | May 1st, 2020|Categories: Ski Racing|Tags: , , , , , |2 Comments

Is the COVID-19 crisis and Shelter-in-Place getting you down and/or driving you crazy? Are you feeling like you're spinning your wheels with your ski racing progress (in other words, not making any!)? Well, join the crowd; it's frustrating for everyone, to be sure. What is crazy is that the last races of the 2019-20 season [...]

14 02, 2020

My 5 Biggest Pet Peeves on Game Day

By | February 14th, 2020|Categories: Sports|Tags: , , , , , , , |0 Comments

My 5 Biggest Pet Peeves on Game Day In my last two articles, I shared with you My 4 Biggest Pet Peeves in Sport Training and 5 “Must Dos” for Quality Sport Training. This article and the one to follow shifts from practice to game day and focuses on what athletes should and shouldn’t do [...]

16 05, 2019

What’s Your Mental Training Program for the Off-season Prep Period?

By | May 16th, 2019|Categories: Ski Racing|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments

It happens every winter. In December, January, and February, I get calls from national team athletes and parents of young racers who are struggling mentally in their ski racing and they have big races coming up. They want me to somehow fix them quickly. Though I think I’m pretty good at what I do, I’m [...]

12 04, 2019

Don’t Violate the Laws of Insanity and Stupidity as You Prepare for Your Next Sports Season

By | April 12th, 2019|Categories: Sports|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

Every sports season comes to an end whether you want it to or not. After a long and demanding season, if you’re like most athletes, you’re probably tired of your sport (regardless of whether the season was a triumph or a disappointment). You just want to hang up your gear, kick back, relax, and forget [...]

14 03, 2019

Mental Tips for Performing Your Best in Your Championship Season

By | March 14th, 2019|Categories: Sports|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

Regardless of what sport you participate in, you have a championship season within your competitive season in which the stakes rise and how you perform counts the most. Yet, this is also the time of year when many athletes and teams aren’t performing at all well because of fatigue after a long regular season and [...]