Sports Psychology

Nobody wants to choke during a big game when performance is everything. What if squeezing a small ball in your right hand could eliminate that possibility? New research shows it might be that simple.

I want to feel good about my training, but I inherently need to be dissatisfied with my current level in order to strive to get better. This journey often weighs on me when I am training.

You can practice all the time and not get better. You can even do "mindless practice" and make yourself worse! Here are the 5 key elements to practice that improves your skills and makes you perfect.

I’ve heard so many times that I should “listen to my body." What if it tells me to EAT THAT COOKIE! Let me share how I've learned when to listen and when to move on.

If you saw one of your favorite sports celebrities, would you talk to them? Would you stand back? I asked a professor of sociology specializing in fame what her thoughts were on fan interaction.

Is your long-term goal a little scary? Do you feel butterflies when you think about it? Do you have smaller more attainable goals along that journey you can celebrate? Have you felt inspired lately?

When it comes to training, your mind can either support your success or hinder your development. Read on to learn how to develop some real mental toughness.

You're a coach with a student who asks to train with you for free. Not sure what to do? Let's walk through what this looks like in terms of setting boundaries and feeling good about your decision.

Here are 3 choices you can make to supercharge your fitness - hiring a coach, choosing your friends wisely, and making a plan. Sound simple? Well, then why aren't you doing it already?

Training a student for free and feeling let-down? Uncomfortable with an instructor who keeps hitting on you? Money, relationships, and hero worship are murky areas of boundaries in athletics.

You have no doubt encountered conflicts in relationships, sometimes arising from boundaries being crossed or just not existing. Why are boundaries good and how can develop awareness of them?