Author: Arlene Egan PhD, Sports Psychology As a coach have you ever asked; ‘how do I help my athletes to achieve their goals’? Well, if you have spent any time wondering about this, you are not alone. Trying to work-out what drives … Continued
Using Positive Reinforcement In SportsAuthor: Carolyn Savoy Bio: Experience in effective coaching and leading to assist athletes and business persons to improve their performance. Degrees Held: PhD According to Kazdin (1989), reinforcement refers to an increase in the frequency of a response when … Continued
Mental preparation and building sustained confidence for an individual and for your team takes time, effort, patience and perseverance.
Before any game, everyone gets nervous about making that one mistake that lets their whole team down. If you really think about it, most athletes have much harder time thinking about the good things that are going to happen in … Continued
The Agony Of DefeatIn all sporting events there is a winner and a loser. No person with a competitive bone in their body enjoys being on the losing side of this elementary equation. Former football coach Vince Lombardi once said, … Continued
“Focus” is an increasingly important part of any sport, but for many athletes today, the concept is easier said than done. Not only the ability to concentrate on a particular goal, but knowing what the right goals to choose are. … Continued
Being a very competitive and high energy athlete myself; I know that in certain cases it is easy to let our competitive natures get the best of us. In the heat of the game, any player, team, or coach is … Continued
Negative vs Positive Reaction In SportsNo matter what the sport, all athletes know that when a teammate is playing poorly or not hustling, an opponent is getting in your head, or when your coach is yelling at you; it can … Continued
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