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Why Sport Psychology?
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...

Danny Ourian
Mar 1, 20248 min read
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The Good Doctor, Ken Ravizza
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...

Danny Ourian
Sep 8, 20214 min read
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Emotional Regulation for Coaches
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...

Danny Ourian
Sep 1, 20212 min read
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Why do you do what you do? And how? Ok, what do you do again? Philosophy of Practice.
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...

Danny Ourian
Apr 14, 20215 min read
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Change is coming. Will you be ready?
"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...

Danny Ourian
Mar 31, 20213 min read
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Athletes, remember: You are NOT your sport!
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...

Danny Ourian
Mar 24, 20213 min read
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What are you willing to get fired over?
I listened to a segment by the great Kevin Eastman regarding the 10 concepts of great leaders, and "values" was one of them. He...

Danny Ourian
Mar 17, 20213 min read
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You have the Answers! But what are the Questions?
Often times we have the answers. If given the opportunity to answer questions about yourself and your sport experience, most people and...

Danny Ourian
Mar 10, 20212 min read
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Train the Mind with an Attitude of Gratitude
In researching emotional regulation among basketball coaches, gratitude came up, over and over again, as a technique that coaches...

Danny Ourian
Mar 3, 20213 min read
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Accept your thoughts, Change your behaviors
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....

Danny Ourian
Feb 10, 20214 min read
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PREP: Create Routines, Create Consistency
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...

Danny Ourian
Feb 3, 20215 min read
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"PREP" - Pre-Performance Routines
In sport, conditions change constantly. Your opponent changes, the venues change, the weather, how you feel a particular day - it can...

Danny Ourian
Jan 27, 20212 min read
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Mindfulness in Sport - Catch the Moment, Don't Get Caught in it
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...

Danny Ourian
Jan 25, 20213 min read
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Showing Up Day in, Day out
How do you show up daily? #sixwordsportpsych "80% of life is showing up," said Woody Allen. Supposedly. Wherever the quote came from, as...

Danny Ourian
Jan 20, 20214 min read
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You are the Grandmaster of your Life
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...

Danny Ourian
Jan 13, 20213 min read
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Shift Your Focus, Grow Your Game
We all struggle at times. Confusion can supersede confidence. Basketball is a free-flowing game with a ton of information to absorb,...

Danny Ourian
Jan 6, 20214 min read
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Athletic Identity: You are NOT your sport!
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...

Danny Ourian
Dec 28, 20203 min read
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Now is the Moment to Be with the Moment
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...

Danny Ourian
Dec 23, 20204 min read
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Celebrate the "Little Wins"
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....

Danny Ourian
Dec 16, 20203 min read
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What Time is it? Team Time Woo!
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...

Danny Ourian
Dec 9, 20204 min read
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