By Larry Lauer, PhD
Michigan Youth Sports Institute
Named one of the NSAPE Top 100 coaching educators of 2007
For a number of years I have worked with athletes as a coach and mental performance consultant. Self-confidence is usually the reason why athletes first contact me. They have hit the bottom so to speak and are willing to […]

By Sean McCann, Ph.D., USOC Sports Psychologist
1. Mental training can’t replace physical training and talent.
2. Physical training and physical ability isn’t enough to succeed consistently.
3. A strong mind may not win you an Olympic medal, but a weak mind will lose you one.
4. Coaches frequently don’t know what their athletes are thinking.
5. Thoughts impact behavior. […]