How to Mentally Prepare For Playing Rivals Being from Durham, or North Carolina in general, you take part in the famous Duke-UNC rivalry. Coach K was my neighbor while growing up in Durham, so obviously I was a Blue Devil. In February 2012, I was fortunate enough to attend the Duke-UNC game at the Dean Dome. It wasn’t … Sport Psychology Article…
Mental Toughness Lessons for Volleyball Most people are familiar with the saying, “Sports are 90% mental and 10% physical.” Well we aren’t out there playing chess, right? Sports are 90% physical. However, that last 10%, the mental part is what can take your game to 100%. While in high school, I went to a volleyball camp at Duke … Sport Psychology Article…
Do You Have Stable Self-Confidence in Volleyball? Confidence can be an elusive skill for a lot of athletes. It is one of the most important mental game components, and also one of the hardest to gain and maintain. Confidence can also impact other mental skills. For example, when confidence is fragile, it’s likely that you’ll be distracted easily … Sport Psychology Article…
Using Positive Energy to Stay Motivated in Practices As a volleyball player, especially if you’re a young player, you go to practice and rely a lot on a coach to bring good vibes, positive energy, and to work with you on your game. That’s how it is in a perfect world… Though, no one lives in a perfect … Sport Psychology Article…
Improving Your Mental Game For Triathlons Would you ever enter a triathlon if you didn’t train at all the month leading up the event? As you know, a Triathlon takes a ton of training in order to be successful. Most triathletes are quite thorough when it comes to their physical training: spending hours in the water to build … Sport Psychology Article…
Overcoming High Expectations in Sports “Shoot for the moon… Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars.” Many athletes adopt this philosophy. Unfortunately, athletes with this type of mentality heap excessive demands upon themselves believing this method will still result personal best or optimal performances. The reality is that excessively high expectations rarely result in high-level performance. … Sport Psychology Article…