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Confidence: 4 Tips to Increase It

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What is Confidence? The Oxford Dictionary defines confidence as “a feeling of self-assurance arising from one’s appreciation of one’s own abilities or qualities.” Confidence is knowing your skills and trusting in yourself that you can achieve your goals and perform well. For some people, confidence comes easily but for others it doesn’t. Therefore, we are […]

Mental Training or Mental Health Counseling?

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Mental Training Mental training is the practice of building skills and improving mindset in order to overcome barriers and work towards peak performance in all aspects of life, specifically sports. Therefore, it can be used whether you are an athlete or not because we all perform in different aspects. Moreover, mental training can be used […]

Burnout: Signs and Combatting

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What is Burnout? Psychology Today defines burnout as “a state of emotional, mental, and often physical exhaustion brought on by prolonged or repeated stress.” This blog will introduce you to what burnout is, the signs of burnout, combatting burnout, and when you need more than mental training. Even the NCAA knows the importance of understanding […]

Self Talk: It’s the Most Important Voice

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What is Self Talk? Self talk is what you say to yourself and can also be known as your inner voice. That voice in your head can strengthen your confidence but it can also be an obstacle. It is important to know the different types and what works best for you. Types of Self Talk […]

Injury: 5 Tips for Returning to Play After One

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Getting Back to the Court After Injury When thinking about returning to play after an injury, the worry is about your body being ready and the injury being fully recovered. However, that is only one step. The next step is to be mentally ready to return to play. Just like physical rehab, there needs to […]

Different Types of Leaders on a Team

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But I’m Not the Captain, So How Can I Be a Leader? You don’t have to be the loudest, the most talkative, or the best to be a leader on the team. Teams need all sorts of players and leaders in order to be successful. So what types of leaders are there? How do you […]

The Importance of Nonverbal Communication

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The Importance of Nonverbal Communication Communication is something we all do with our words, body language, and energy but we don’t talk often enough about how big of an influence communication is on teams. In this two-part blog, we will be looking at verbal and nonverbal communication and the importance of both within a team. […]

The Importance of Verbal Communication

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The Importance of Verbal Communication Communication is something we all do with our words, body language, and energy but we don’t talk enough about how big of an influence communication is on teams. In this two-part blog, we will be looking at verbal and nonverbal communication and the importance of both within a team. In […]

The Strengths of Refocusing

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Refocusing from Distractions Throughout the day, our minds wander off of the tasks we are doing. Even during practices and competitions, it is difficult to be 100% focused 100% of the time. We may be thinking about classes, our upcoming game, an argument you just had, or whatever else when we are supposed to be […]

Your Zone: Finding It and Getting There

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Finding Your Zone People often mention “finding your zone” but that is a lot easier said than done and what does that even mean?  The first thing to know is what the zone even is and what it means. The graph below shows an example of the individual zone of optimal functioning (IZOF). The IZOF […]