Next Season’s Success Starts…NOW!
The race season is finally over. After a long and demanding winter, you’re probably tired of skiing (regardless of whether the season was a triumph or a disappointment). It’s time to hang up your skis, pack away your gear, kick back, relax, and forget about ski racing for a few months, right? WRONG!!! Being the […]
Read MoreOnline Mental Training Course for Ski Racers Begins in 28 Days
Just a reminder that my new 12-week online mental training course begins on June 1st. This one-of-a-kind live and interactive program takes everything I know about the mental side of ski racing and offers it in an organized, engaging, and affordable format. And, importantly, my online course offers the opportunity to approach mental training the same way that […]
Read MorePractice is the Foundation of Athletic Success
Practice is the practical foundation of sports success, meaning it’s what you do that determines whether you do or do not achieve your sports goals. In this post, I will describe why practice is so vital to sports success and the specific mental areas where your efforts in practice must be directed. For you to […]
Read MoreFive Obstacles That Prevent Ski Racing Success
In my last post, I introduced you to my Prime Performance System that acts as the foundation for my new 12-week online mental training program which I will begin offering on June 1st. In that post, I described the first of five mental areas—attitudes—that comprise my Prime Performance System and that I believe most impact […]
Read More5 Attitudes You Need for Athletic Success
My Prime Performance System explores five important areas related to the psychology of sports: attitudes, obstacles, preparation, mental muscles, and tools. This article will introduce you to the first essential area—attitudes—and explain why they are so important to sports success. The dictionary definition of attitude is “The way you think and feel about something…a way […]
Read MoreFive Attitudes You Need for Ski Racing Success
My new 12-week online mental training program will explore five important areas related to the psychology of ski racing: attitudes, obstacles, preparation, mental muscles, and tools. This article will introduce you to the first essential area—attitudes—and explain why they are so important to ski racing success. The dictionary definition of attitude is “The way you […]
Read MoreDon’t Judge Your Season Only on Your Points
The race season is almost over. For every racer, it is a time of reckoning in which you look back and evaluate what kind of season you had: one to be proud of or one to reflect back on with disappointment and perhaps regret. One of the primary criteria that racers use to judge their […]
Read MorePrime Ski Racing Online Mental Training Program-Enroll Now!
Join in the world’s first and only online mental training program just for ski racers! Every ski racer wants to be as prepared mentally as they are physically and technically. But there hasn’t been a way to offer racers a high-quality and affordable mental training program developed by someone who really knows ski racing. That is, […]
Read MoreLesson #4 from Prime Ski Racing e-book: Peak Performance is Not the Goal
One of the most popular phrases in sport is “peak performance.” Athletes in all sports typically think of peak performance as performing their best, as being at the top of their game. That sounds good, doesn’t it? Who wouldn’t want to achieve peak performance? And when I came out of graduate school, peak performance was […]
Read MoreLesson #2 from Prime Ski Racing e-book: Five Steps to Skiing Fast
A fundamental question I have been exploring in the many years that I have been working with ski racers is: What does it take to ski your fastest consistently? Of course, you have to be physically fit, technically and tactically sound, and have well-prepared equipment. And most racers and coaches would agree that an important piece of […]
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