Coach A. Robinson

Husband, Father & Head Softball Coach

[Sports Psychology @SportPsychTips]

Never lose sight of what made you successful in the first place. Always stay humble, hungry, and committed to the fundamentals.

[Sports Psychology @SportPsychTips]

Loving the process means finding joy and meaning in everything that your sport consist of, from the games, practices, workouts, film study, to the team camaraderie.

[Sports Psychology @SportPsychTips]

Practice as if everyone is watching.
Perform as if no one is watching.

[Sports Psychology @SportPsychTips]

Motivation leads to discipline.
Discipline leads to habits.
Habits lead to success.

[Sports Psychology @SportPsychTips]

As a coach, you can’t make all your players happy all the time. You need the courage to do what’s best for the team, even if it upsets some of your players. Focus more on what your players need, not what they want. Be a leader, not a people-pleaser.

[Sports Psychology @SportPsychTips]

The five mental challenges of sports:
1. Pushing through discomfort.
2. Blocking out distractions.
3. Staying poised under pressure.
4. Thinking critically to solve problems.
5. Managing your ego and working with others.

Work hard to improve in all of these areas!

[Sports Psychology @SportPsychTips]

In order to improve as an athlete, you must believe it’s possible to improve. Having a growth mindset gives you the confidence and motivation needed to train hard and reach your full potential.

[Sports Psychology @SportPsychTips]

When on the field, focus just on being an athlete. When in the classroom, focus just on being a student. When at home, focus just on being a family.

[Sports Psychology @SportPsychTips]

As an athlete, your effort and resilience define you more than your wins and losses do.

[Sports Psychology @SportPsychTips]

To succeed as an athlete, you need to learn how to handle failure. Once you improve your attitude and start learning from each failure, you can make great improvements and reach your full potential.

[Sports Psychology @SportPsychTips]

Get off your emotional rollercoaster and stay level-headed in games. Don’t get too low after bad plays or too high after good plays. Steady emotions lead to steady performance.

[Sports Psychology @SportPsychTips]

Mentally tough athletes are good at hitting the “reset button.” After making mistakes, they quickly move on and focus on the next play.

[Sports Psychology @SportPsychTips]

To succeed as an athlete, you need both passion and discipline. Passion without discipline takes you nowhere, and discipline without passion eventually leads to burnout.

[Sports Psychology @SportPsychTips]

The brain is like a muscle. The more you train it, the stronger it becomes.

[Pat Freeman @pwfree23]

If I could give youth coaches one reminder heading into the season:

Don't sacrifice development trying to win a game nobody will remember in 5 years.

COMPETE to win today.

DEVELOP for tomorrow.

[Sports Psychology @SportPsychTips]

Being a good person is more important than being a good athlete. In the end, you’ll be judged more by your character than your athletic achievements.

[Sports Psychology @SportPsychTips]

Confidence without work ethic means nothing. True confidence is based on years of training and preparation.

[Sports Psychology @SportPsychTips]

The only way to make a game-winning shot is to take it. To become a clutch player, you need to have the courage to face your fears and take risks.

[Sports Psychology @SportPsychTips]

Mental toughness, once developed, doesn’t just stay with you. You have to continue to work hard to maintain it. If you get lazy, you can become mentally weak again.

[Sports Psychology @SportPsychTips]

Comfort is the enemy of greatness. To succeed, you must get out of your comfort zone and embrace the grind!