What benefits do coaches and parents get when they enroll a young athlete in mental skills training?
- Better preparation
- More openness to coaching
- Improved team cohesion
- Better work ethic
- Tougher attitudes
- Transferable skills
Why wouldn't you invest in that?
“Everybody gets tired and fatigued. So what happens when you get tired and fatigued? Something else has to kick in, and that's your habits and your mentality.”
— Dawn Staley
(via Finding Mastery Podcast)
Three Olympic gold medals. Two national player of the year awards at Virginia. Six WNBA all-star appearances. Three national titles in seven years as a head coach. It's a very short list in basketball history of folks who have a better overall resume than Dawn Staley.
One of the greatest findings of 20th century anthropology is that social structures shape psychological structures, and one of the greatest failings of modern psychology is to have almost entirely ignored this.
Playing in the shadow of a teammate like Caitlin Clark can be difficult. When all the attention goes their way win or loss, it can be difficult to maintain a feeling of being needed.
Hannah Stuelke has been impressed me more than anyone tonight!
She is playing out of her mind!
In a study on baseball players, the emotional state of the coach predicted the emotional state and performance of the players
If a coach was angry, players grew more frustrated, made more errors, & were more likely to tank
What message are you sending? https://t.co/hi4ZTbXLMt
In November, @MaxHoma23 started seeing a sports psychologist to work on his mental game.
It’s been a key factor in his success both on and off the course.
"This is going to be history ... … Know that you’re representing Nebraska and women sports."
@jcook2's final words before @HuskerVB takes the court‼️
#NCAAWVB
“Not only do we have shortages, but we have attrition from the #mentalhealth field. So as demand is going up, supply is going down.”—@drsharonhoover https://t.co/nVm05HAGut
Bayern’s men’s team watched Bayern’s women’s team win 11-1 to win their league title.
They gave them a guard of honor and celebrated their titles together 🏆🏆