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I'm grateful to be given the time and space to write about the work of Dr. Ken Ravizza from reading his chapter in Expert Approaches to...

Think about a GPS device. What are its features? Here are a few: Real-time tracking: a GPS makes changes minute by minute based on where...

"It's been a long time, a long time coming But I know a change gonna come, oh yes it will" -Sam Cooke Sam was right. Change is...

In researching emotional regulation among basketball coaches, gratitude came up, over and over again, as a technique that coaches...

Often times we believe that if we change what we do, we will feel better. If we eat less junk food, we will feel better about our bodies....

In sport, conditions change constantly.  Your opponent changes, the venues change, the weather, how you feel a particular day - it can...

What is the most important play in any game? We often say “the next play.” Make a mistake, miss a shot, turn the ball over. As coaches we...

How do you show up daily? #sixwordsportpsych "80% of life is showing up," said Woody Allen. Supposedly. Wherever the quote came from, as...

We all struggle at times. Confusion can supersede confidence. Basketball is a free-flowing game with a ton of information to absorb,...

Sport is what you do, it isn’t who you are. That is a key distinction which many athletes fail to make as they get engrossed in their...

Raise your hands if you’ve heard of mindfulness? [All the hands in the virtual classroom go up]. Raise your hands if you’ve read an...

Motivation. What is it and why, oh why, does it seem to come and go? In plain terms, motivation is the direction and intensity of effort....

We’ve all seen it: a call doesn’t go your way. A teammate blows an easy one off your pass. Your sibling knocks your food over. You forget...

See it to achieve it. Seems simple, right? It is and it isn't. Seeing yourself succeed in your sport before going out will help you...

Stress. We all have it. Some deal with it better than others. Athletes and other performers are tasked with dealing with a variety of...

“Without reflection, we go blindly on our way, creating more unintended consequences, and failing to achieve anything useful.” Margaret...