“Well being is an essential ingredient of performance. If you think of it from an individual level, am I really going to perform anywhere near my capacity if I’m not well? If I’m not physically well, if I’m not emotionally Read more…
The Importance of Mental Rest for Athletes “You’re not doing everything you can to succeed if you aren’t taking care of your recovery.” (unknown) The article, “How to Help Athletes Get the Mental Rest Needed to Perform Well and Stay Read more…
The recent Journal of Applied Sport Psychology article, “No Regrets: Former collegiate student-athletes’ reflection on regret,” by Chelsea B. Wooding, Ph.D., CMPC & Raymond F. Prior, Ph.D. is a recent research study, 02/Nov/2021, that examines regret of former collegiate student athletes. Read more…
Long ago many doubted Tom Brady would ever play even one year of college football. As a freshman he was recruited by the University of Michigan as the fourth or fifth quarterback. He sat on the bench waiting his turn Read more…
Regardless of which sport you participate in or at what level this interview by Sarah Kanowski with mindset coach Ben Crowe offers some sound perspective for creating a healthy purposeful athletic life.
A whirlwind discussion erupted regarding athlete’s & mental health when Naomi Osaka withdrew from the 2021 French Open. This article by Dorothy Chin & Tamra Burns Loeb provides a nice summary of the issues that have come into the discussion. Read more…
This article by Kirsten Weir for the American Psychological Association presents a nice overview of the growing presence of Sport Psychology at every level of sport and the variety of issues that are increasingly being addressed to support athletes. https://www.apa.org/monitor/2018/11/cover-sports-psychologists
The joy of early tennis success is exciting. It can happen more frequently for female players’ as females develop physically faster. Some young players can match the power of female pros early on. When an adolescent is athletically talented and Read more…
End of Year Refections No doubt 2020 has been an extremely challenging year for athletes’ of every level of participation. It is easy to fall into the void of focusing on the negatives as there are an abundance to list. Read more…
Bay Area local tennis stand-out David Ball took his tennis talents to BYU three years ago. 2020 was to be Ball’s senior year which like most American athletes have been shuttered by the Coronavirus pandemic. Although the NCAA will allow Read more…