Archive for September 2009
LEODIS MCKELVIN’S BAD DECISION.
Posted by: mindoversports on: September 22, 2009
Athletes who withhold (bottle-up) their feelings and emotions create psychological baggage for themselves that negatively affects their performance. For example, and I’m using this only as a hypothetical situation, let’s assume that just prior to the New England Patriots-Buffalo Bills game Monday night, September 14th, 2009, the Bills’ Leodis McKelvin had an argument with his [...]
SPORT PSYCHOLOGY AND SPORT PSYCHOLOGISTS: MYTH AND FACT.
Posted by: mindoversports on: September 22, 2009
Over the years, when working with athletes and sports teams, I’ve found that what takes place in the personal lives of athletes off the field dramatically affects what takes place on the field. Athletes’ personal unresolved issues and problems directly affect their ability to focus and often show up in the form of mental errors [...]
WHY YOU SHOULD NEVER GO PUBLIC WITH YOUR GOALS AND INTENTIONS.
Posted by: mindoversports on: September 7, 2009
It’s not uncommon for athletes (and others) to set goals for themselves and that’s great, but an article written by Derek Sivers (sivers.org) has pointed out the importance of not revealing those goals/intentions to others since it could have the opposite effect of what you may have intended. Here’s a brief summary of what Derek [...]
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