Stay Tough by Finding Your Big WHY
Mental Toughness, resilience, and grit are not naturally occurring attributes that cannot be taught, they are in fact, teachable skills that athletes and coaches can develop in sport, as well as in life.
Mental Toughness, resilience, and grit are not naturally occurring attributes that cannot be taught, they are in fact, teachable skills that athletes and coaches can develop in sport, as well as in life.
People often put too much emphasis on the physical components of a sports program, without acknowledging that the mental skills which athletes frequently lack are just as critical for success.
The standard of perfectionism has never been higher, and the pressure to achieve continues to grow, Bo Hanson explains why we need to teach athletes from a young age to focus on effort and not just executing their performance.
In its simplest form, the domino effect can be described as looking at life, or sport, as a series of interconnected events or experiences. Pushing one domino has a knock-on effect to the next, and the next, and so on until inevitably all the dominos are lying flat.
You possess the tactical knowledge to develop game plans that play to your athletes’ strengths. Physical strength, dynamic speed and endurance are the subject of debate as your team plots its rise to the top. But how much time do you spend ensuring your athletes are mentally tough?
Defining resiliency is relatively easy. Simply stated, it’s the ability to bounce back positively after a mistake, mishap or loss. In practice, it’s the ability to overcome any negative situation. When you’re able to harness resiliency, you’re able to achieve a champion mindset. Elite international mountain biker, Declan von Dietze, is a great example of …
Culture is a buzz-word in sport. Coaches often attribute their success or failure to this ambiguous word. But, let’s get to the heart of the matter, why should you care about your team’s culture? The short answer is, while some teams cultures can create sustained success, others will only deliver success in the short term, …
“You have to be able to center yourself, to let all of your emotions go. Don’t ever forget that you play with your soul as well as your body.” Although emotional intelligence is still a relatively new term in sport, it’s certainly not a new concept. For years we’ve marveled at how the great athletes …
“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” Martin Luther King, Jr. Imagine you’re in the final few seconds of a championship game, the crowd is on their feet, the media are watching your every move, …
Resilience is that indefinable quality that allows people to get back up after they have been knocked down. More than that, resilience allows them to not just get back up, but to come back stronger then before, having learnt from their mistakes and having devised strategies so that next time it happens, they will bounce …