No Regrets

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. Their research findings may help current and future athletes’ minimize Read more…

Is Your Child Ready?

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

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…

Productive Downtime

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…

Stressors of Elite Teenage Sport Participation

The Atlantic Magazine’s recently published article by Linda Flanagan titled, “Why Are So Many Teen Athletes Struggling With Depression?” 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 Read more…