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Relaxation: Learning to control mind and body
April 15, 2013
Announcements, Newsletters 
- Have your athletes ever been nervous or scared before or during a competition? Have feelings of cold clammy hands, increased muscle tension, headache, dazed look, inability to concentrate, butterflies, or just feeling sick? Most coaches would agree that one of the biggest issues their athletes face is being too nervous or too psyched up that they couldn't focus and ended up playing poorly. TheRead More
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Playing Fatigued
January 27, 2013
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I am often asked by coaches how to get their athletes to perform when they are tired - and athletes are asking those same questions. When the game is long and is wearing on everyone, yet those crucial moments determine the outcome. If you have wondered about this idea of playing fatigued....this post is for you.
There are actually 3 components of endurance: physical, social, and mental
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Hockey Mental Toughness
January 8, 2013
Announcements -
HeadStrong Consulting has partnered with a local hockey club to provide mental toughness training for club players, coaches, and parents. Nicole will be providing HeadStrong's standard 7 Sessions to Mental Toughness training as follows:
Week 1: Coaching Mental Toughness - this session is a coaches only session where Nicole will be teaching them the mental toughness principles she will be
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The Myth of Motivation
November 3, 2012
Announcements - "Motivation" is a word that rings throughout the sports world on every level. Coaches and parents frequently ask me how to get their athletes to be more motivated. Within the research end of the sport psychology field there are countless theories that attempt to define and categorize motivation so that practitioners have a foundation for suggesting strategies for building and/or maintainingRead More
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The Influence of a Coach
September 10, 2012
Newsletters - Having played many sports in my life, none meant more to me than basketball. I really can't explain why, but I have always felt a connection to that sport more than any other. Maybe it was because my Dad was my first basketball coach. Maybe it was because I was told I was too short to play (I'm 5'3") and I wanted to prove "them" wrong. Maybe it was because my Mom always had a basketball gameRead More
Short Track Olympic Team, Vancouver 2010
US Short Track Team and Staff at the beginning of the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games, 2010 Read More