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29 Nov 2019

The Sports Psychology Strategy That Helped Me Become A Professional Athlete

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The Sports Psychology Strategy That Helped Me Become A Professional Athlete

  What is success and how is measured? What does it mean to fail or succeed? Are failure and success based on end results or is it process oriented? These are important questions to consider as athletes, coaches, sports parents, and performance psychology professionals. I was freshman in High School when I first heard about the opportunity to play basketball for a college in a foreign country, thousands of miles away from my home in Boras, Sweden. At the time the idea felt so out of reach and so big that I did not want to dream about it. Fast-forwarding a few years, I […]

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28 Oct 2019

How Anger Management Helps You Improve Your Golf Play

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I think if you took a poll of regular golfers, they’d say that there is no more frustrating sport than the game of golf. There are thousands of hours of YouTube clips on the internet of golfers melting down on the course if something goes wrong, to prove this point. From throwing to breaking clubs, dumping out bags in the fairway or launching golf balls into nearby water after putting out, the spectacle of expressing anger on the course is a storied tradition. But as funny as we may think those tantrums are on video, we all know that […]

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08 Aug 2019

Why Mental Training Matters For Marathon Preparation

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Why Mental Training Matters For Marathon Preparation

If you’re considering taking part in your first marathon or if you’re starting preparations for your next adventure of such kind, you will have to follow a certain routine to build upon your strength, endurance, and performance. Most preparation plans will take from 16 to 20 weeks, and they consist of running several times a week, gradually increasing your mileage, adding some extra cross-fit training, and proper pre-race tapers.  Such training plans, which you can easily find online, tend to focus on your mileage and getting your legs and muscles ready to handle such a physical challenge. Yet, there […]

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19 Oct 2017

Meditation Has Power In Sports

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Meditation Has Power In Sports

We have written before here about the power of visualization for athletes, and that’s certainly a form of meditation. You could think of it in vague terms, as simply forming a goal in your mind’s eye and thinking of it now and then. But true visualization means the ability to block out everything else and focus solely on a goal or purpose until you can see yourself achieving it. It’s actually a fairly complex mental maneuver, and when done successfully it can greatly benefit athletes. In this piece we’ll look a little more broadly at the idea of meditation […]

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01 Aug 2013

Instilling a Championship Mindset

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Coaches and captains must support team confidence to be a  championship caliber team. This means instilling a strong belief in their team’s ability to be successful and obtain team goals. Coaches should start by meeting with the team in the off-season and/or preseason to discussing team goals. To get team captains involved have them write down each team goals discussed. Some of the goals can be to finish first in your conference, to play your playoff games at home, to finish the season as champions. Save the goals your captains recorded and use them a chart or bulletin board […]

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17 Oct 2012

Driven From Within

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To watch an athlete play any game is like watching poetry in motion. The lines are so smooth and precise and each move is made with a certain determination and strategy.  As they take the inside lane in track and field or run 80 yards on a punt return in football, it is amazing to see how they move. The angles are so clean and their ability to stop on a dime is like nothing you have ever seen in life. There is a certain rhythm and timing to how the body responds in the game.  Where does this […]

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09 Oct 2012

Sport Psychology Coaching

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Sport psychology is the study of the psychological factors that affect participation and performance in sports. Sport psychology coaches aim to increase athletic performance by minimizing the psychological effects of poor performance and instilling the mental skill needed to attain peak performance. They work with and educate athletes, coaches, parents, teams and organizations from diverse sports background on the mental components of sport performance. Sport psychology coaches differ from sports psychologist in that there are not licensed clinical psychologists. However, all of our sports psychology coaches at Mental Edger Athletics  have equal or higher levels of experience and education […]

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09 May 2012

Sports Mental Training

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In order for athletes to get the most out of their performance, it is critical for them to understand the value of develop a strong mental game to complement their physical abilities. Sport psychology professionals need to educate the sports community on the value of mental training by highlight the mental factors the limit and enhance athletic performance.  These factors differ from player to player, but sport specific assessments can help professionals identify individual challenges. The overall aim of mental training is to help athletes enter the zone by developing foundational mental skills that can help athletes enter the […]

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02 Jul 2011

Sport Psychology Coaching

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Mental training is about improving one’s attitude and mental skills to help them perform their best by identifying limiting beliefs and embracing a healthier philosophy about their sport. Many athletes and coaches resist mental training because they do not understand how it can help them. In order for athletes to get the most out of their sport, it is critical for them to understand the value of improving their mental game. Athletes are more likely to embrace mental training when they understand it and its benefits. Our mental training programs aim to help players and coaches discover the benefits […]

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30 Jun 2011

What is Mental Training?

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The sports community now recognizes that mental factors such as confidence, composure, focus, and motivation are highly significant to athletic performance. As a result, over the year’s performance enhancement has become an emerging career track within the field sport psychology. Sport psychology (or sports psychology) is the study of the psychological factors that affect participation and performance in sports. Sport psychology professionals who focus on performance enhancement aim to increase athletic performance by minimizing the psychological effects of poor performance and instilling the mental skill needed to attain peak performance. In order for the field of sport psychology to […]

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