Posts Tagged ‘#SportsPsychology’
From The Diamond to The Ice: The Universal Ingredients of a Championship Team
By Enio Sacilotto I love this time of year: it’s October, the end of summer. The trees are showing beautiful colours; it’s fall, hockey season is here, and the World Series is in full swing. Congratulations to the Milwaukee Brewers for defeating the powerful Los Angeles Dodgers 4 -0 and becoming the first team to…
Read MoreThe Feedback Myth: What Tortorella and Wooden Get Right …and Why the Car Ride Home Might Be Undoing It
By Enio Sacilotto John Tortorella is known for being a hard-nosed, old-school coach. However, in this clip, we see a different side of Tortorella that we might not expect. He demonstrates the importance of effective feedback. There is a myth that positive feedback equates to being a nice coach, while constructive feedback means being direct…
Read MoreGive Them the Platform to Be Great: Leadership Lessons from Jesse Marsch
By Enio Sacilotto It is great to see Canada’s men’s soccer team achieve their first World Cup victory by defeating Qatar 6-0. Leading this historic team is their American coach, Jesse Marsch, who is gaining attention worldwide for his coaching methods. Marsch has had a successful coaching career with stops in the USA, Austria, Germany,…
Read MoreThe Mental Edge: What Separates Good Athletes from Great Ones
The Mental Edge: What Separates Good Athletes from Great Ones A Guide for Players, Coaches, and Parents By Enio Sacilotto Recently, I came across an interesting video clip from Global Morning News in Edmonton. The interview featured Elizabeth Stewart, the Head Coach of the University of Alberta Golden Bears golf team, discussing the significance of…
Read MoreKobe Bryant used to meditate for at least 15 minutes every day. I tried it for a week
By Elise Devlin From The Athletic (https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/) A little over a week ago, I came across a fascinating detail about Kobe Bryant’s daily routine: Every morning, he would sit alone in silence for at least 15 minutes and let his thoughts wash over him. Before games at night, he would do it again — this time…
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