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How to Not Be Over Confident in Competition Have you ever entered a competition where you were the overwhelming favorite to win and just tanked? You can look to many examples in sports when top-ranked athletes or winning teams suffer an upset loss at the hands of a weaker opponent. Despite many cautionary tales, many … Sport Psychology Article>>
How Athletes Bounce Back From Defeat A missed potential game-winning shot does NOT define you… A fall during a major competition does NOT define you… A dropped ball in a playoff game does NOT define you… A false start at Nationals does NOT define you… A game-ending mistake against your biggest rival does NOT define … Sport Psychology Article>>
Turning Athletic Failure Into Growth How do you respond to losing or failure? What sort of emotions does failure evoke within you? How have you recovered from failure in the past? Your perspective on failure affects your thoughts and impacts your emotion. These three components, perspective, thoughts and emotions, will determine how you respond to … Sport Psychology Article>>
Focus on Fun For Your Athletes “If your overriding goal for youth sports is a Division I scholarship, you need to rethink your priorities,” said Larry Stone, a sports parent for 27 years in a recent column that appeared in the Seattle Times. “First of all, it’s probably not going to happen – that’s just … Sport Psychology Article>>
If You Think You Can, You’re More Likely to Succeed Are you able to fight back once you’re down in a game? Do you maintain a calm mindset, or do you give in to momentum? In the 2018 World Cup, Switzerland beat Serbia 2-1 after being down 1-0 in the first half. Even though Serbia … Sport Psychology Article>>