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20% Discount on Online Courses for Ski Racers, Coaches, & Parents

Online Courses for Racers, Coaches, & Parents With the summer now over and the oh-so-important fall prep period underway, 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 as we all prepare for next winter. Good […]

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Train Your Mind for Athletic Success Podcast: Episode #7-Obstacles

Episode #7 of my Train Your Mind for Athletic Success podcast is the first of seven in a series that examines psychological and emotional obstacles that hold athletes back from performing their best, enjoying their sports experiences, and achieving their sports goals. The next series of podcasts will also show you how to remove the […]

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Become a Well-educated Ski Racer to Achieve Your Goals

One of the questions I’m asked most frequently from racers, coaches, and parents is: What does it take to be a successful ski racer? For any racer who wants to be their best, this is no easy question, yet one that is worth asking and worth even more to answer. First, let me address how […]

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Innovation is Key to Ski Racing Success

I have three favorite sayings when it comes to being the best ski racer you can be. First, “If you want to ski like everyone else, be like everyone else.” In other words, if you want to be a decent ski racer among many, do what they do. Second, an old Texas adage says, “If […]

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Seven Fs for Ski Racing Success

Hard to believe that we’re about half way through the race season. For some, you’re having a great season and want it to continue. For others, you’re having an okay season and want to improve on it. And for still others, it has been a disappointing season so far and want to turn it around. […]

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What Mental Training is Really All About

I get several phone and emails a week from parents of athletes who tell me that their young athlete is struggling and it seems to be “mental.” I then ask for more details about what kinds of specific difficulties their kids are having and they have a tough times explaining further. The most common response […]

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4 Keys to Consistently Great Athletic Performances

I work with athletes at many levels of sport, from juniors to collegians to pros and Olympians, and a major goal that I help them to achieve is consistency in their competitive performances. I see so many athletes who have big swings in their performances from great one week to mediocre to even lousy the […]

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Ten Laws of Prime Training for Athletes

The start of a new sports season is the time to improve your fitness and further develop your technique, tactics, and over-all performances for the upcoming competitive season. How you use your training time may very well determine how well you perform and whether you achieve your sports goals for the season. Training is hugely […]

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Prime Ski Racing 101 online mental training course Begins Sept. 7

Enroll in the world’s first and only online mental training course designed just for ski racers! Every ski racer wants to be fully prepared physically, technically, and mentally to achieve their ski racing goals. But there hasn’t been a way to offer racers a high-quality and affordable mental training program developed by someone who really […]

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For Athletic Success, You Pay Now or Pay Later

Just about every sport has an off-season during which a key focus should be on building your fitness that acts as the foundation for all of your other sports efforts. Because all aspects of sports preparation have become so sophisticated in the last decade or so, regardless of your sport, without the necessary strength, agility, […]

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