Frustrated With Teammates? 3 Powerful Ways to Help Your Athlete “If you show her a little bit of care, then she’ll open right up.” A high school basketball player’s mother told me this recently. Her daughter (we’ll call her Jenny) is about to start her senior season. She just committed to play Division III college
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“I just want it to be over.” He said it quietly. Then he wiped his eyes. It was this past Wednesday night. Across from me sat a Class of 2027 basketball player (we’ll call him “J”) who I’ve met with almost every week since 2023. I’ve seen him nervous. I’ve seen him frustrated. I’ve seen
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When Overthinking Under Pressure Takes Over at the Plate “When the lights come on, that’s when I start to lose it.” That’s what a second-year college outfielder told me this week. We’ll call him Nate. In batting practice, he’s loose. Smoking balls off the fence. In the outfield, no worries at all. Then the scrimmage
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A Rower Who Forgot His Why: A Story of Athlete Motivation I first met Steven in early 2022. He was a high school freshman, swimming competitively, following in his mom’s footsteps as a former collegiate swimmer. Then his motivation started to fade. He started questioning everything. Was swimming even the right sport for him? He
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Be Yourself Under Pressure: 3 Powerful Truths Two nights before one of the biggest interviews of her life, a high school senior sat across from me and shut down. Her story is the clearest example I know of why it matters to be yourself under pressure, and why polishing a “perfect” version of yourself so
“Just Visualize Success!”: 3 Truths About Practicing Imagery for Young Athletes I work with a high school football player who became a starter this season. He is also being asked to play a different role than he has in the past. He’s a tireless worker. It’s one of the reasons I love coaching him. However,
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Connection Before Coaching: 3 Questions to Ask Before You Try to Fix It A Sunday evening phone call. A college freshman. A TikTok post from his ex-girlfriend. That 40-minute call is the clearest example I’ve seen in a while of why connection before coaching matters more than almost anything else you can offer a struggling
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Does My Athlete Need a Mental Performance Coach (If They Already Have a Parent and a Coach)? Two sets of parents. Two different sessions. Same day. Neither one knew what the other had said. One mom told me, almost word for word: “You’re another touch point for them. You’re someone that’s in their corner, and
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Why intentional coaching matters. “YouTube keeps coaches in business.” A young high school golf coach shared this with me earlier this week as we discussed her team’s mental performance. I was kinda confused at first. I didn’t get it. Then she explained. Any young athlete can go on YouTube to figure out how to fix
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I am a Certified Mental Performance Consultant® with a Master’s Degree in Sport Psychology. My mission is to help athletes ages 14 to 22 be themselves when everyone is watching. Learn more about me. Readiness to Change: A Mental Performance Coach’s Lesson “I should really stop gambling.” I never actually thought that sentence. Not until
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