Category: Development
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Great Athletes are Instinctual and Intellectual
Compete with instincts. And, at times, compete with your intellect. Engage your intellect to think about things intentionally. Engage your instincts to trust yourself and play freely. But, most of all, don’t get in your way. Find a balance that works for you. A Place for Both Great athletes are both instinctual and intellectual. What…
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Memory and Mistakes: Actively Engaging to Learn, Not Ruminate
[Re-post from 2022] Mistakes are an inevitable part of sports and life. Messing up is our go to move as humans. Failing at something is how we learn and become better. This is why it is important for us to have spaces where we can take risks, make mistakes, and develop into better versions of…
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Look for the Trendline
[Re-Post from 2023] We are drawn to measurements and data as they provide quantifiable numbers for evaluating ourselves and others. While this can be helpful for assessing performance and progress, it can sometimes dehumanize us, reducing our identities to mere machines. Measurements fail to capture human factors such as emotions, thoughts, and circumstances. While they…
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Coach to Empower the Athlete: Focus on Feel
When I coach skills to players, I try to focus on the athlete feeling the movement. I want them to know what a good movement feels like. They might execute a skill with great timing and coordination. How did that feel? Were you balanced? Was the power effortless? Did it flow? Was it quicker? Did…
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Grit: Trusting the Process of Not Yet
“Enthusiasm is common. Endurance is rare.” Angela Duckworth, Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance Called to Something More Real The process of learning is rooted in tension. The tension between what you know and what you don’t know. Typically, we get comfortable with what we know and are reluctant to move beyond it. We…
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Mindsets Matter: The Reactor & The Noticer
The mindsets we bring into training and performances matter. This shapes our experience. Do we see stress as a challenge or threat? Are mistakes helping us grow or making us look bad? Do we add pressure because we feel our identity is wrapped up in what we do? Are we trying to prove ourselves or…