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Mental Training
Welcome to the Mental Training Get tougher on the field or on the court. Find everything you need for sports psychology right here.
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My Revolutionary Thought
Brandon LaRue, CSCS
This may or may not be a revolutionary thought. I say this because every time I feel that I have a fantastic idea or thought, someone has already beaten me to the punch. Regardless, this thought pro . . .
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Five Questions Every Athlete Should Ask Themselves
Jonathan Conneely
Article and Audio Interview How bad do you want to be a great athlete? So many people talk about it but very few actually do it. I once heard a quote that I will never forget and that I use on a weekly basis while working with athletes: "A great athlete does every day what a good athlete does occasionally." You see, a great athlete does whatever it takes on a daily basis, while a good athlete does it when it is convenient. A great athlete trains every day, while a good athlete trains when it's comfortable. A great athlete goes out of his or her way to eat right so that his or her body recovers faster, while a good athlete eats whenever and whatever is available. . . .
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Training Youth "Old School"
Brett Klika
As the Chargers battle through a seemingly "uphill" season, the post game chatter on the wires is amuck with camparisons of the Chargers' new coach, Norv Turner, and the former Marty Schottenheimer. "Marty was an old-school guy, discipline, emotion, expectations, authority". I have to ask myself if I'm alone when I wonder "If those attributes are "old school", what does "new school" mean?" In my opinion, if my coaching style was described as any form of antitheses to these above attributes, I would consider it a significant slander. When did themes of respect, authority, hard work, discipline, honesty, accountability, and fundamentals get cataloged into "sport history" under the genre "old school"? . . .
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Mental Training for Warriors: Success Is All In Your Head
Martin Rooney - Director, Parisi Speed School
"They conquer who believe they can" - Emerson For the last 7 years I have written one article per month for Gracie Magazine about how to improve performance. Although many people have enjoyed the physical exercises and workouts delivered over that time, I have had more responses about the personal development resulting from working the most important area of the athlete for performance: the mind. This article delivers a 5 step program on how to take a look at the ceilings you may currently have created for yourself and how to smash through them to another level in both your physical preparation and martial skill. . . .
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Can Sports Hypnosis Work for You? Part I
Dr. Jack Singer
Get an inside look at the power of sports hypnosis. World renowned expert, Dr. Jack Singer, will give you all the details about sports hypnosis and how it's worked so well for professional athletes! . . .
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How to Build a Championship Team - An Audio Interview with Craig Hillier
The secret to a winning team is creating strong captains and team chemistry. All the training in the world won't build a successful team. Learn exactly HOW to create a strong team with lots of great tips from sports leadership expert and author of 'Beyond the Scoreboard', Craig Hillier. Over 22 minutes of great info for coaches, trainers and athletes! . . .
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Behavior Based Training - An Audio Interview with Charles Staley
Committment and Behavior are often the what sets the top athletes apart from the rest. Sports Performance Expert and Best-Selling Author, Charles Staley addresses this component and shares the secrets on how to unlock your athletic potential! He also shatters the myth of traditional 'goal-setting!' . . .
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