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I had some time recently to reflect on why I chose this path to be a mental performance coach and here, now, I’d like to share it with...

I'm grateful to be given the time and space to write about the work of Dr. Ken Ravizza from reading his chapter in Expert Approaches to...

Certainly a hot button issue last March Madness now, wasn't it? I've spent the last few years researching the ways in which basketball...

As I continue my work in Mental Performance training, a word (or 500) regarding my philosophy of practice are in order. I am lucky to...

"It's been a long time, a long time coming But I know a change gonna come, oh yes it will" -Sam Cooke Sam was right. Change is...

Sport is what you do, it isn’t who you are. That is a key distinction which many athletes fail to make as they get engrossed in their...

I listened to a segment by the great Kevin Eastman regarding the 10 concepts of great leaders, and "values" was one of them. He...

Often times we have the answers. If given the opportunity to answer questions about yourself and your sport experience, most people and...

In researching emotional regulation among basketball coaches, gratitude came up, over and over again, as a technique that coaches...

Often times we believe that if we change what we do, we will feel better. If we eat less junk food, we will feel better about our bodies....

In mental skills training we talk a lot about pre-performance routines. And it's for good reason: routines put in an athlete in a...

In sport, conditions change constantly.  Your opponent changes, the venues change, the weather, how you feel a particular day - it can...

What is the most important play in any game? We often say “the next play.” Make a mistake, miss a shot, turn the ball over. As coaches we...

How do you show up daily? #sixwordsportpsych "80% of life is showing up," said Woody Allen. Supposedly. Wherever the quote came from, as...

This isn't about Sport Psychology. Nor is it really a mental skill. This is truly a way to conceptualize your own free will and take...

We all struggle at times. Confusion can supersede confidence. Basketball is a free-flowing game with a ton of information to absorb,...

Sport is what you do, it isn’t who you are. That is a key distinction which many athletes fail to make as they get engrossed in their...

Raise your hands if you’ve heard of mindfulness? [All the hands in the virtual classroom go up]. Raise your hands if you’ve read an...

Motivation. What is it and why, oh why, does it seem to come and go? In plain terms, motivation is the direction and intensity of effort....

All teams are groups but not all groups are teams. Ah yes, the old adage. So what makes a group a team rather than a group? Well, a...