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...
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Danny Ourian
- Sep 8, 2021
- 4 min
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...
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Danny Ourian
- Sep 1, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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Danny Ourian
- Apr 14, 2021
- 5 min
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...
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Danny Ourian
- Apr 7, 2021
- 3 min
Searching for Confidence? Adopt a "GPS Mindset"
Think about a GPS device. What are its features? Here are a few: Real-time tracking: a GPS makes changes minute by minute based on where...
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Danny Ourian
- Mar 31, 2021
- 3 min
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...
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Danny Ourian
- Mar 17, 2021
- 3 min
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...
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Danny Ourian
- Mar 10, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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Danny Ourian
- Mar 3, 2021
- 3 min
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...
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Danny Ourian
- Feb 10, 2021
- 4 min
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....
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Danny Ourian
- Feb 3, 2021
- 5 min
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...
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Danny Ourian
- Jan 27, 2021
- 2 min
"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...
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Danny Ourian
- Jan 25, 2021
- 3 min
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...
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Danny Ourian
- Jan 20, 2021
- 4 min
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...
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Danny Ourian
- Jan 13, 2021
- 3 min
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...
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Danny Ourian
- Jan 6, 2021
- 4 min
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,...
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Danny Ourian
- Dec 28, 2020
- 3 min
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...
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Danny Ourian
- Dec 23, 2020
- 4 min
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...
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Danny Ourian
- Oct 26, 2020
- 2 min
3 Simple Ways to Enhance Intrinsic Motivation
Motivation isn’t about rah-rah speeches. It’s not fire and brimstone moments where you feel like you can run through a brick wall. ...
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