At the Jan. 2025 Australian Grand Slam, AO, American tennis pro Madison Keys, put aside her mental/emotional brakes and put together a stellar two week performance. Along the way she defeated the two currently highest ranked WTA players, Iga Światek and Aryna Sabalenka. More pointedly during Madison’s post match interview Read more…
Young athletes with high expectations can find themselves tumbling into an abyss of negative emotions and hard self judgment when falling short of their outcome ideals. This behavior often occurs under perceived pressure of a match, game, event, tournament. A few missed shots, or falling behind in the score can Read more…
“Growth Mindset in Sport and in Life” https://bit.ly/4267doS (Nov. 2016 Vol. 4), is an article from SportPsychWorks, through APA-47. It is a simple check list an athlete can use to reflect on which mindset they bring into their sport development. Often an athlete traverses between two mindsets, one being Fixed the Read more…
Steve Young, ex 49er QB provides insightful details of the qualities current 49er QB Brock Purdy brings to the position. Young touches on Purdy’s attention to detail which contributes to high performance pressure success. Key takeaways that any athlete can apply to their sport: * Purdy isn’t overrun by adrenaline Read more…