Mental Toughness

By Dr. Rob Bell Dr. Bell is a Mental Toughness Coach and Certified Consultant of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology.  He consults with hundreds of athletes, coaches, and teams and has served as the mental coach for PGA tour winners, USTA Champion, and Olympic Medalists.  He is also the author of several mental toughness books. ...

By Dr. Rob Bell Dr. Bell is a Mental Toughness Coach and Certified Consultant of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology.  He consults with hundreds of athletes, coaches, and teams and has served as the mental coach for PGA tour winners, USTA Champion, and Olympic Medalists.  He is also the author of several mental toughness books. ...

This article was written and submitted to me by Björn Galjaardt. The article has application to coaching regardless of the sport that you coach. With a flirt to water polo… Who didn’t hear about Vince Lombardi’s quote; ‘Winning is not everything, but the will to win is’? Months or years of effort to achieve a certain goal, ...

This article was provided by Training-Conditioning By Tone Lanzillo Tone Lanzillo is a mental skills coach to athletes. He works with athletes in such sports as softball, boxing, field hockey, football, soccer, basketball and lacrosse and writes for FirstDown Playbook, Coaches Training Room, Ultimate Hockey Source, Lax Playbook, Online Soccer Coaching, World of Basketball, Lacrosse All-Stars, Coaches Clipboard ...

Nesby Glasgow Director of Education for Advanced Sports technology This presentation by Nesby Glascow states that anything is possible and it begins with mental toughness and the psychological edge that enables a person to cope better than their opponents with the many demands that are placed on competition and in life as explained by Mr. Glasgow. This ...

Do you want to help the athletes become more confident and self-assured when they find themselves in different game-time situations? Do you want them make better decisions? Perform at a higher level? Learn how to teach your players visualization or mental rehearsal. This article was provided by Coaches Network By Anthony Lanzillo When you are coaching athletes, it’s very ...

This article was provided by InnerDrive, a mental skills training company   What is the hallmark of a champion? Big players perform their best in big matches and at the most important competitions. Think the likes of Tom Brady at Super Bowl 2017 and Laura Kenny at London 2012 and Rio 2016. But what do these type ...

This article was provided by Coaches Network Too much emphasis on winning can distract from the true value of sports. Longtime soccer coach and internationally known speaker Reed Maltbie explains why it’s important to develop what he calls a “warrior” culture as opposed to a winning culture. Coaches can often become blinded by the desire to win. ...

By Deron Sorrell Poise is an emotional peace which is seemingly inconsistent with the challenge at hand. Poise is developed rather than learned. Poise permits practice to render expected results.  Poise is nearly invisible at its strongest, but obvious to all when absent. Poise does not improve our physical skill, but rather is the state of mind ...

The following post was written by Coach Dawn Redd. Coaches ask for a simple, but very hard, thing from our athletes: complete focus for a couple of hours each day. I think this is a difficult mental task for our players to manage…I also think it requires practice. I don’t know if it’s fair of us ...

According to 30 year NCAA Division-I Coach and nationally recognized leader in Applied Sport Psychology, Dr. Rick McGuire, Focus is a fundamental skill of sports and like other fundamental skills it can and must be taught to athletes. In the video clips below Dr McGuire talks about Concentration and it role in improving focus. He gives you ...

Courtesy of Coaches Network By Kevin Bryant I have attended the Oregon Athletic Directors Association annual conference every year since 1999. This past spring, there was a first: A break-out session led by a sports psychologist. At these outstanding annual meetings, we’ve learned lessons on a broad spectrum of topics, but never before had attendees been introduced ...

Not all of these ideas apply to everyone, but hopefully you can find a few that will work for your situation! Get up fifteen minutes earlier • Prepare for the morning the night before • Avoid relying on chemical aids • Set appointments ahead • Don’t rely on your memory … write it down • Practice preventative maintenance • Make duplicate keys • Say ...

The following article was written by Juan Pablo Favero, Head Women’s Soccer Coach at Oakland University.  It was originally published in The NSCAA Soccer Journal The hope is that these ideas can be used for any sport, modified to the needs of your program, and shared with your athletes. I hope it stimulates thought and discussion ...

By Juan Pablo Favero, Associate Head Coach San Diego State University Women’s Soccer. Originally published on the Coach and Athletic Director site and republished with permission of both parties. It’s frustrating for athletes when they’re running on fumes, feeling like they have nothing more to give and that no matter what they do there is nothing left ...

A Creed for Self-Discipline by Napoleon Hill Willpower: Recognizing that the power of will is the supreme court over all other departments of my mind, I will exercise it daily, when I need the urge to action for any purpose; and I will form habits designed to bring the power of my will into action at least once ...

This article was written by Lindsey Wilson. Lindsey is the Co-Founder of Positive Performance Mental Training Zone. Lindsey played basketball at Iowa State and then played professionally overseas. She has been teaching, writing and speaking about mental training for the last 6 years. The Truth About Positive Self-Talk By Lindsey Wilson There’s a lot out there about positivity ...

Some thoughts on the mindset of a winner to share with your athletes. I hope you can find a few that are useful… What makes one person a winner and other people losers? How they think! Your self image determines your ability and your success. You will be ready mentally if you are thinking ...

These thoughts on clutch performance are from Spencer Wood Icebox Sports Performance Resources. Click the link below to see his Mental Toughness Edge website. There are some articles on mental training and other resources as well. Mental Toughness Edge Developing a Mental Skills & Toughness Training Plan of Action By Spencer Wood Ask any athlete, coach or sports fan ...

I am always looking for mental toughness resources and just finished reading the Book “13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do.” The lessons are applicable to all areas of living a happy and successful life, including athletics. A blog post on the was the precursor to the book has some thoughts on mental toughness for ...