Getting psyched for sport - Mental fitness strategies for the aspiring athlete

Mental fitness plays a large part in training and performance. There will be times when an athlete makes a mistake (or consecutive mistakes), is competing against an opponent that has outperformed them in the past, or the conditions of play are not what was expected. Being mentally fit encapsulates many different areas of training and competition but in a nutshell, it’s the ability to ignore...Read more
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Performance Anxiety

It is the dying seconds of a basketball game. Your team is down. Making the next basket would lift your team to victory. What do you do? Some players live for the high-pressure moments and want the ball in their hands, since the game is on the line. Others struggle under the pressure and may experience performance anxiety that can hinder their ability to perform. These high-pressure moments are...Read more
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Anxiété de performance

Vous êtes dans les dernières minutes d’un match de basketball. Votre équipe tire de l’arrière. En réussissant le prochain panier, vous amenez votre équipe à la victoire. Que se passe-t-il pour vous? Certains joueurs vivent pour ces moments de haute tension et veulent avoir le ballon entre leurs mains quand le match est sur le point de basculer. D’autres joueurs se démènent quand la pression est...Read more
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Building Confidence

September brings with it a season of change and a sense of beginning … back to school, back to work after the summer, a beginning of a new season of training. Change and new beginnings often bring a sense of nervous anticipation as we deal with all the feelings that are brought to the surface. How can we build our confidence to address these feelings? A recent article in the SIRC Collection looks...Read more
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