4 Steps In Becoming A Mentally and Emotionally Strong Athlete

2015-11-30T13:03:06+08:00

Being an athlete requires strength, not just physical but also mental and emotional. Most athletes are physically strong, but are mentally and emotionally weak. Boosting someone's mental and emotional strength can not be achieved overnight, it needs a slow, and step by step process. Training your mind and emotions is just like training your body, it requires a lot of effort, and a lot of time. Here are some useful tips that you can use to improve your mental and emotional strength. 1. WORK WITH YOUR SELF-CONFIDENCE Self-confidence is one of the characteristics that an athlete should have. Because it will [...]

4 Steps In Becoming A Mentally and Emotionally Strong Athlete2015-11-30T13:03:06+08:00

What We Should Learn From Archers And Pool Players

2020-09-26T09:51:02+08:00

Modern sports psychology focuses on the correlation between winning and the ability to relax, concentrate, and play one's best game under the pressures of competition. This often involves quieting the mind and increasing awareness, so that the body is free to do the things that it does so well when we allow it to act spontaneously. Sports mental toughness is known by immensely increasing the performance level of athletes. This kind of training or program involves a different kind of approach in sports. For example, in pool billiards and in archery or "kyudo" in Japanese, mental toughness is widely used here. [...]

What We Should Learn From Archers And Pool Players2020-09-26T09:51:02+08:00

What Does It Take To Win?

2020-09-26T09:52:05+08:00

"Compete each time with yourself to be a great athlete of all time." Ever wondered why even the best athlete will end up losing a match at a certain point of their career? This is because there is more to an athlete than just getting the best training by the best coaches using the best of the available facilities. There is the aspect of having the mental strength to compound all these factors and channel them towards a win for the athlete and even the team. However much an athlete is prepared for an event, if the athlete is one who [...]

What Does It Take To Win?2020-09-26T09:52:05+08:00

Concentration: A Vital Quality For ALL Athletes

2020-09-26T09:52:26+08:00

So many of the athletes I work with complain about their difficulty in being able to concentrate and focus playing their sport, especially under pressure. What about you? “Concentration is the ability to think about absolutely nothing when it is absolutely necessary.” Ray Knight Why Is Concentration Important To Athletes? When you get really good at concentration and focus, almost nothing will be able to knock you off your game like crowds screaming, opponents trash talking you, just any pressure will be a non-factor and you will see your performance will skyrocket. When baseball player Ichiro Suzuki was a little [...]

Concentration: A Vital Quality For ALL Athletes2020-09-26T09:52:26+08:00

An Effective Mental Practice For Your Nerves

2017-09-28T19:01:19+08:00

I have one more tool that is going to help you deal with your difficult emotions and that is what I call, “The AND World”. What does this mean?  “AND” means “I can be scared.” “I can be nervous.”  You can even say that,   “I can be angry.” You know when you got a bad call or a non call that should’ve been called by the opponent. So anger can sometimes create interference because you are too angry to even play smart. You end up fouling or getting off your strategy of what you are supposed to do out there because [...]

An Effective Mental Practice For Your Nerves2017-09-28T19:01:19+08:00

How To Confidently Believe In Yourself

2020-10-14T04:29:58+08:00

In this article, we are going to tackle confidence: how to build confidence how to feel confident more often how to own confidence how to bring it up when you need it Confidence is nothing more than having the "I CAN” attitude be greater than the “I CAN’TS” attitude. Our natural tendency is to think of all the I can’ts. So you have got to literally build that muscle just like you train your ability to shoot, to pass, to skate, and do all these things through drills. You have got to drill on your I CAN.  So I have [...]

How To Confidently Believe In Yourself2020-10-14T04:29:58+08:00

A Mature Thinking In Sports

2017-09-28T19:30:56+08:00

Every athlete’s goal is to be fearless in their sport. Now how do you actually become fearless? And in this particular article, in volleyball?  So the goal here is to become fearless, right? One of the most powerful tools to get there is to have the correct focus.  Now, how many times have you heard your coach say, “YOU NEED TO FOCUS OUT THERE!” If you are a coach, and you really want to help out your ahtletes, you say something like, “FOCUS ON……” and insert there what your athletes really need to focus on. Never just say focus! That is [...]

A Mature Thinking In Sports2017-09-28T19:30:56+08:00
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