Danny Ourian
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 24, 2021
- 3 min
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...
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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
- Dec 16, 2020
- 3 min
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....
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Danny Ourian
- Dec 9, 2020
- 4 min
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...
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Danny Ourian
- Dec 2, 2020
- 4 min
Lead By Serving
We are finding more than ever that effective leadership is less about wielding great authority and coercing people to act by instilling fear
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Danny Ourian
- Nov 20, 2020
- 5 min
Pound the Rock: 8 Tips for Finding Consistency
“Long term consistency trumps short term intensity.” -Bruce Lee Everyone can go out and hit a homer once in a while. Greatness – or even...
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Danny Ourian
- Nov 18, 2020
- 4 min
COVID-19 Coaching: Coaching Performance during Coronavirus
Coaches, how are you serving your athletes during this time of COVID-19? Recognizing that we each have to take care of our families and...
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Danny Ourian
- Nov 13, 2020
- 4 min
Create Space, Gain Peace
We’ve all seen it: a call doesn’t go your way. A teammate blows an easy one off your pass. Your sibling knocks your food over. You forget...
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