Mistakes Ritual
To help recover from mistakes, athletes should physical gestures, called mistake rituals, to allow them to quickly refocus on the most important play – the next one. Over time, you can develop a mental toughness to bounce back from mistakes, which also gives the confidence to compete aggressively on every play. To adopt a different mindset about mistakes, see the resources below.
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Stanford Men's Golf Coach lists ways to keep your cool after a bad shot or play.
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Coaches can use this script to introduce athletes to the concept of the ELM Tree of Mastery.
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Learn life lessons and engage with the movie Glory Road by using these discussion questions
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Marlon Stewart (Oregon State Men's Basketball) explains the role of personality in recruiting student-athletes
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Baker suggests athletes reframe failures in sports to learn from mistakes and better focus on the next play.
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Learn from College Coach Marlon Stewart on the value of a mistake ritual in practices and of course, in games.
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PCA hosted Northwestern Football Coach Pat Fitzgerald on the Power of Positive Podcast, powered by Tipevo.
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Tim Patrick, Garett Bolles, Justin Simmons and Adam Gotsis of the Denver Broncos talk about key PCA principles
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Terry Porter explains the importance of athletes having a short term memory when they make mistakes.
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Recently PCA hosted Founder of We Coach, Megan Bartlett, on the Power of Positive Podcast, powered by Tipevo
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USMNT Legend Brian McBride shares how his soccer journey and role as a sports parent helped him launch Tipevo.
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Coach Steve Mariucci on how to keep players positive, and to not break them down.
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Coach Steve Mariucci on how to keep players positive, and to not break them down.