6 Ps for Ski Racing Success
The winter has arrived. Loveland in Colorado is open and the World Cup is already underway with races in Soelden. Hopefully, you’ve spent the off season working out in the gym, maybe on-snow training in some part of the world, and hopefully working on your mental training as well. With your first races not far […]
Read MoreMake Your Ski Racing Goal Setting S.M.A.R.T.E.R.
Goal setting is a simple and practical mental tool you can use to maintain a high level of motivation in your ski racing. For some very elemental reason, people respond to goals in a very deep and personal way. The experience of setting a goal, working toward a goal, and achieving a goal has a […]
Read MoreVlog: Find Your Motivation Every Day in Your Sport
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 […]
Read MoreVlog: Develop Emotional Mastery in Your Young Athletes
In this week’s vlog segment, I focus on how sport parents can help their young athletes to gain emotional mastery in their sports lives. As I’m sure you realize, emotions play an essential role in the lives of children both on and off the field. At practice and in competition, their ability to recognize and […]
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Vlog: Train Your Mind like You Train Your Body
In my second of 12 vlog segments devoted to athletes and coaches, I show you why and how you should treat mental training the same way you do your physical conditioning . I describe three aspects of your conditioning that make them effective and without those elements you wouldn’t be in the best condition you […]
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Vlog: Build Self-esteem in Your Young Athletes
In this week’s vlog segment, I turn our attention to what parents can do to support the healthy development of their children as athletes and as young people. I focus on the essential topic of how to build self-esteem in your young athletes. Self-esteem involves how children come to view themselves and whether they feel […]
Read MoreFour Online Courses for Ski Racers, Coaches, & Parents
With the fall upon us and the race season approaching rapidly, now is a great time for racers to get their minds in great shape, coaches to sharpen their skills, and parents to be the best they can be during the always exciting and sometimes stressful winter of racing ahead. Good news; I can help! […]
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Video Blogs Coming Soon!
As many of you know, I’ve been blogging for almost 10 years during which time I’ve published more than 600 articles on my own web site as well as on HuffPost.com, PsychologyToday.com, and many others. It has been both a pleasure and a privilege to share my ideas with millions of people and it is […]
Read MorePhase II of the Prep Period: Make the Fall Count
It’s hard to believe the summer, what I consider Phase I of the ski racing prep period is over. Hopefully, the summer was devoted to building the foundation for your success next winter. In all likelihood, your efforts focused on two areas. First, you engaged in an intensive physical conditioning program. The reality of ski […]
Read MoreInspiration for Ski Racing Success Must Come From Within
I’m sure you’ve watched World Cup video of Mikaela or Marcel or Ted or Lindsey. Or seen them race in the Olympics or World Championships. Or heard an interview with them in which they talk about their efforts, challenges, and successes. How do you feel after? Well, inspiration, right? What a great feeling! You’re fired […]
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