The recent article, “No Regrets: Former collegiate student-athletes’ reflection on regret,” by & Raymond F. Prior, Ph.D. is a recent research study, 02/Nov/2021, that examines regret of former collegiate student athletes. Their research findings may help current and future athletes’ minimize regrets as they move through their collegiate careers. One question 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 for three years becoming frustrated at what felt like a 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 provides a nice summary of the issues that have come into the discussion. Look a bit deeper and earlier at the ascent of Osaka’s rise to stardom. She played her first Read more
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 committed to her sport, demonstrating dominance in her age group 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. Everything from athletic seasons being cancelled, athlete’s missing out on Read more
It is towards the end of August and Covid-19 is continuing to be front and center in our lives. This article from the Association for Applied Sport Psychology website is a useful resource for support for athlete’s, coaches, and parents. It is unfortunate that this athletic school year will be Read more
At this time there isn’t a predictable date for athletes to return to training, or reconnecting with their teams. According to Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases, we are waiting for the trajectory curve of the virus spread to drop before entertaining the Read more
The Atlantic Magazine’s recently published article by Linda Flanagan titled, ” is a good read on the multi-layered stressors that can influence the mental health of young elite athletes in today’s competitive sports environment. The article is also a reminder to coaches and parents of the the essential importance of Read more