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Do You Have This Trait That Sports Coaches Look For?
Most players think that sports coaches are just looking for skilful players, but did you know that their is also a specific trait that sports coaches look for in their players? Have ever been given feedback which felt like it was a personal attack on you? Have you ever given feedback to someone else and…
5 Steps To Dealing With Disappointment In Sport
Have you ever missed out on selection? Or faced some kind of disappointment such as injury or being dropped? It is easy to lose motivation when you have worked hard for something, only to fall short of your goals. You may even feel like giving up or thinking “what’s the point?” But often disappointment gives…
Tips For Overcoming Injury In Sport
Let’s face it, getting injured is devastating and frustrating… But maybe it can be a good thing? Even if it doesn’t seem that way initially. I have a lot of experience of being injured and have struggled with many different injuries throughout my years of playing sport. Everything from several shoulder dislocations, shin splints, broken thumb, torn ankle ligaments, hamstring…
How To Stop Overthinking In Sport
Have you ever heard the saying paralysis by analysis? It is when someone thinks too much or over-analyses a situation and instead of making a decision they land up doing nothing. In effect the outcome becomes paralysed. In sport an example of this may be not making the right pass at the right time or taking too…
7 Ways To Overcome Fear of Failure In Sport
Have you ever wanted to achieve something badly but were so afraid of not achieving it that you played it safe or held back and didn’t give 100%? This is called the fear of failure. Fear can control us if we don’t learn how to manage it. Many people downplay what they want to achieve or lower other people’s expectations because they’re scared it…
The #1 Biggest Factor Missing In Many Sports People
There are so many sport players with a lot of potential but often there is one major thing that will determine whether they will be successful or not… Accountability. It is when a player doesn’t take responsibility for their own performance or for what is expected of them, whether it’s following the game plan, marking a player, doing…
7 Tips For Performing Under Pressure in Sport
Imagine the feeling you would get as an athlete moments before you are about to walk out onto the Olympic Games stage. Thousands of spectators will be watching your every move… You have been training hard for the last few months, your skills are looking sharp, you are fit and strong and you’re feeling great. But…
5 Ways To Keep Your Head In The Game
Have you ever played below your ability because you weren’t confident, you feared failure or you allowed your frustration to get the better of you? It’s easy to blame other factors when things go wrong, but often it is our own mental skills that lets us down. Most of the time it is ourselves that gets in the way of playing…
How A Performance Coach Can Bring Out Your Super Powers
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a superhero? To feel invincible, powerful and unstoppable. Well, the good news is that this is more possible than you think. My aim as a performance coach is to help people unlock their hidden super powers that lie within all of us. We all…
5 Common Sports Coaching Mistakes
There is not a lot that is more rewarding than coaching a player to beyond what they thought they could do. In fact, I used to love playing, until I discovered coaching… Throughout many years of playing different sports I have had a lot of coaches, all with different styles. Yes there are different approaches of coaching…