“I’m in my car because I can’t even be in my house. I live with my teammates.” It was as if my client “Jessica” was hiding out in shame. Jessica was ready to meet again after almost a year away from mental performance coaching. Our very first session was on October 16, 2024 — almost […]
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I stood next to my client’s father at his son’s fall league basketball game last month. (We’ll call my client “Dr. J.”) As we quietly watched the game move up and down the court, his dad said matter-of-factly: “He’s like a different kid.” We talked about how Dr. J had shifted from focusing on what
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I had that uneasy feeling. You know the one — that knot in your stomach when you’re questioning a decision. I finally carved out time to review my email list. Opens. Clicks. The dreaded (yet inevitable) unsubscribes. As I scrolled, I caught myself fixating on who actually read my story. Clients Friends and family. Strangers
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“I’m sick to my stomach.” A mother told me this on Thursday about her 16-year-old hockey player. He wants to play in college, but the version of him that shows up in games hasn’t matched the one in practice — not in a good way. She and her husband have tried to help, but their
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When the games really count, emotions get louder. The athletes who thrive are the ones who’ve prepared their minds long before the pressure hits. I recently went to watch three of my basketball clients in New Jersey’s high school fall league. It was a treat because I love the game. I loved playing basketball in
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“My dad told me to do it.” That’s what my client, “Tyler,” said when I asked if he’d ever tried meditation. He hadn’t. Why? Partly because his dad told him to. But mostly because: No one explained how meditation could help his performance. No one showed him how to do it. When you don’t know
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“Just throw it harder…” This is advice that my mental performance coaching client, “Johnny,” got from one of his baseball coaches. Johnny is a catcher who received the advice to “just throw it harder” from his coach after gingerly skipping a ball to first base. He felt every eye in the park on him. Hearing
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When I sat down with Lindsey Hamilton in Episode 02 of The Freshman Foundation® Podcast, Associate Athletics Director for Student Success at IMG Academy, one theme stood out above the rest: The most successful college athletes are resourceful. But what does that really mean for a high school athlete preparing to transition to college? More
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“Did (client’s name) bring up that his girlfriend left for college?” the father of one of my high school basketball clients asked me. “No,” I said. “I didn’t even know he had a girlfriend.” After nearly two years of working together, I didn’t know he had a girlfriend. Part of me felt like I missed
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“If I can pass the fitness test, then I can prove I’m a good player…” That’s what my client Anna told me 48 hours before she had to run the infamous “Beep Test,” a brutal measure of endurance that can make or break a college soccer player’s season. Or, in Anna’s case, her career. Anna
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