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👤 Dr. Jim Taylor | 📅 June 20, 2017

5 Keys to Making Mental Training Like Conditioning and Sport Training

Whenever I speak to athletes and coaches, I ask them how important the mind is to athletic success. With few exceptions, the response is that the mind is as or more important than the physical and technical side of sport. I am obviously biased given what I do for a living, so I won’t take […]

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👤 Dr. Jim Taylor | 📅 June 7, 2017

Great Performers are Born AND Made

Skiracing.com recently published an article about a segment of RedBull TV that explores whether great performers are born or made. The 50-minute show, titled The Prodigies, focuses on Mikaela Shiffrin, the Olympic ski racing champion, and Lang Lang, considered the finest classical pianist in the world. In my view, the segment is biased toward the ‘great […]

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👤 Dr. Jim Taylor | 📅 June 5, 2017

5 Keys to Making Mental Training Like Conditioning and On-snow Training

Whenever I speak to racers and coaches, I ask them how important the mind is to ski racing success. With few exceptions, the response is that the mind is as or more important than the physical and technical side of our sport. I am obviously biased given what I do for a living, so I […]

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👤 Dr. Jim Taylor | 📅 May 25, 2017

A Must-Read for Every Parent of a Young Female Athlete

I was just sent this article by former world-class runner, Lauren Fleshman. It is truly a must-read for every parent of a young female athlete and young female athletes themselves. The article explores the physical, psychological, emotional, and performance challenges of girls reaching puberty and becoming women. It is both revealing and poignant (brought tears to my […]

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👤 Dr. Jim Taylor | 📅 May 22, 2017

Make Mental Training a Priority in the Off-season

This article is a challenge for you to take an essential, yet often neglected, piece of the ski racing success puzzle and make it a priority during the off-season, namely, your mental training. Let me elaborate in three ways. First, I speak to racers, coaches, and parents around the world about the mental aspects of […]

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👤 Dr. Jim Taylor | 📅 May 15, 2017

Nice skiracing.com Article about my Online Courses

As many of you know, I have developed a four-course curriculum of online courses. Skiracing.com just published a really nice article about my Prime Ski Racing online mental training courses. Thanks to Megan for writing such a well-written piece and to Christine and Gabbi for allowing me to continue to share my knowledge and experience […]

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