Anxiety in Sports

Do you ever feel like during a game you “choke up” or start to forget how to play the sport you’ve put so much time and commitment into? Not even know why you feel that way and become frustrated with yourself because you can’t figure out why? Some might say that people feel that way because “…

The Benefits of Sports Psychology for Athletes

There is so many things that can benefit athletes. From the best trainers to the newest equipment. But something most people don’t talk about, is the mental state of athletes.

Dealing with Setbacks*

There was this boy I had once known that was an amazing soccer player. The talk of the town, everybody wanted to be friends with him and wanted to be around him. His coaches loved him and his teachers adored him because he was so bright and on track with his academics they never had to…

Team Building

We all have that one person on our team that just doesn’t want to be, well, apart of the team. A whole entire team getting along is rare, more like impossible. Getting along is difficult not going to lie. Not everyone is going to like each other. Me personally I am a jokester, I can throw out jokes with…

Communication During the game.

You hear from across the field your coach yell at you and your teammates to talk to each other and why is is no one saying anything. Honestly, you and your teammates don’t understand what he means. You’ve tried talking to each other but someone takes a demand as rude and…

Goal-Setting

As a young athlete, I’ve always been told that goal setting might be horrible and boring now but when you get where you always have strive to be. Being honest, in the beginning I HATED goal setting. I just felt like it was useless to me, if I knew what wanted in the future, why can’t I just focus on the…

Imagery

Sit. Sit and imagine. Run through every play in your head. Play it out in your head, over and over again.

That’s what we’re always told as athletes. Image everything before it happens so there are no surprises. Sometimes it can be hard to comprehend what they mean by that, how can I…

Time management

When it comes to sports, I can’t tell you what’s more important than managing your time. It contributes to EVERYTHING. There’s nothing more important and that’s just a fact.

For a athlete, everything you do is on a schedule. What time you workout, play, eat, stretch, and…

Self Talk During a Game*

That inter voice in your head talking a million miles per hour. Telling you to fix this, change that, why didn’t you see that coming. I’ve been playing softball since I was 6, it’s all that I know. Physically, my body naturally moves to the rhythm the game. Mentally, I’m going over…