Posts Tagged ‘mental training’
SEVEN STRATEGIES TO HELP YOU STICK TO YOUR GOALS
By Enio Sacilotto Sticking to your goals can be exceedingly difficult when you are going through setbacks; you will find times that giving up is very tempting. You set goals to reach them; giving up is not what you want! You want to set your goals and stick to them to grow as a person…
Read MoreFrom Sandy Hook to the NHL Draft, one prospect’s enduring connection
By Scott Wheeler, from The Athletic, July 13, 2021 At 9:39 a.m. on the morning of Dec. 14, 2012, Patty and Fred Samoskevich were sitting in the Blue Colony Diner on Church Hill Road in Newtown, Conn. They were eating breakfast when cop cars started flying through their quiet town. “My God, there’s no reason…
Read MoreBorn to Coach: Luke Richardson and his Natural Ability to Lead
From the OHL website – Peterborough Petes Alumni In 2008, Luke Richardson played two games with the Ottawa Senators before trading in his stick and skates for a suit and whiteboard, as an assistant coach. He was a veteran defenceman in the NHL, tallying 1,996 penalty minutes and a reputation for being an effective communicator –…
Read MoreWhat Every Parent Should Know Before Their Children Begin High School Sports
by Martin Davis Monday night, I stood on the field at North Stafford High School in Virginia surrounded by about 40 young people who had just played their fifth and final Junior Varsity football game of this delayed, basically fanless, schedule-challenged season. One by one, we coaches celebrated the changes each of these young people…
Read More3 Keys to the Wild’s Winning Ways
By Jessi Pierce, Special to Minnesota Hockey Coaches and parents are constantly stressing to their young and developing hockey players the importance of fun; the importance of teamwork; the importance of keeping a positive attitude—especially when things aren’t going your way. And while it’s easy for players to roll their eyes at the barrage of cliches,…
Read MoreNINE TIPS ON HOW TO CHOOSE A POSITIVE MENTAL ATTITUDE (PMA)
How mindfulness training quietly gives elite athletes an edge
By Luke Fox, Sportsnet, @lukefoxjukebox June 17, 2020, 1:41 PM “It’s the moment, man. It’s the moment. You gotta get in the moment and stay in it. Just stay in the moment.” — Michael Jordan In an enduring scene from the ultimate episode of The Last Dance, Michael Jordan is fresh off victory and still in…
Read MoreTo Train an Athlete, Add 12 Minutes of Meditation to the Daily Mix
By Gretchen Reynolds, NY Times, June 21, 2017 If athletes practice meditation for a few minutes a day, they may become better able to withstand the mental demands of hours of strenuous physical training, according to an interesting new study of Division I college football players. The study, which compared different types of mental training for…
Read MoreThe great power of our mind
By Santiago Diaz Finochietto, The Current, Student Newspaper from Nova Southeastern University When talking about sports, we tend to only pay attention to our physical capabilities and it makes sense. However, there is another component of great importance that we almost forget exists. This factor has a great influence on our daily performance and that…
Read MoreHOW TO CREATE AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE FOR ATHLETES AND COACHES
By Enio Sacilotto My life mentor Jon Lee Kootnekoff told me many years ago, “An attitude of gratitude is altitude”! It took me several years to figure out precisely what this means. The Harvard Medical School definition of gratefulness, “With gratitude, people acknowledge the goodness in their lives … As a result, gratitude also helps…
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