Overcoming Anxiety in Sports
Every youth athlete or high school athlete gets nervous at some point and can benefit from these tips and tools for coaches, parents and athletes.
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Steve Young, a Pro Football Hall of Famer, speaks on how a positive coach helped his son overcome fear.
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Brad Frost talks about why coaches need to make sure every player gets enough playing time.
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Bad body language can be contagious among teammates, so address it immediately. Here's how a top coach does it
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Northwestern Coach Chris Collins suggests that adapting to what your team needs will make you most successful.
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NCAA Champion Gymnast, Lisa Mitzel speaks about her new book through sharing insight on mental training.
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Graham Betchart talks about what to do when you are nervous about some important event.
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Mental skills coach Graham Betchart: confidence based on process AND positive results is "supreme confidence."
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Chris Fay talks about making sure players are relaxed and enjoying the games they are playing.
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Christian Lavers says that pressure makes the game exciting and fun, but with that comes mistakes.
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Coach your players to lock into the present moment, focused on what they can control, says Lucid Performance.
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Self-compassion and remembering that failure is part of being human helps people persist and be resilient.
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Practicing mindfulness is the easiest, cheapest way to gain control of your mind, says Dacher Keltner.
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Mindfulness can help with nervousness or anxiety, as well as help people move on from mistakes.