While working on my second book, Playing on Higher Ground, I’ve been researching the Performance Psychology literature on present moment focus (PMF) for one of the chapters. What I’ve learned, in simplest terms, is that...
The term mental toughness has become a popular phrase in the sports world and everyone seems to have their own definition of what it means. We have statcast now...
It was during my 12 year old majors division championship game in all-stars where I met my first 81mph fastball from 46 feet away… and grew my first chest...
Last week we talked about some of the controllables that athletes and teams can choose to focus on to give them the best chance to win and we opened with the importance of...
I have the privilege of serving as the Sport Psych to a few teams and organizations and this weekend I was either in the dugout or watching from the...
Over the past few weeks I’ve been working with a softball team on hitting and the mental game. Something that we discussed yesterday at practice was progress over perfection. It’s not...
Sorry I’ve been MIA. I’ve just finished the first draft of my book, Performing on High Ground, that will be available in early fall. Super exciting! I may need...
In sport there are endless amounts of distractions that can pull your focus and attention off of the most important thing…the ball. Some of these distractions can and...
What is the one source that causes athletes to soar to new heights or fall to great depths all within their own mind? Confidence. A Sport Psychology mentor once told...
Ok, today’s common obstacle is not about the Spice Girls hit single…but it sure was a dang good song in the 90’s. What we will be weighing in on is the subject of knowing what you really want....