Competition is often described as a contest, or a process of contesting, between two or more parties (organisms, individuals, or groups) for a scarce resource or good.
The psychological factors are decisive in obtaining valuable performances in the great competition when facing athletes with a high level of technical, tactical and physical training. The popularity of sport psychology, both as an academic discipline and an applied practice,…
It was the most disturbing message I heard during my high school athletic career. “A good loser is still a loser.” Second place was never good enough. Winning was all that mattered. Youth and scholastic athletic programs were designed to…
Almost all of us have this one common destructive daily habit, that is, to compare ourselves to others. We compare houses, jobs, phones, cars, relationships, money, and social position and so on. What this habit does is creates negativity within…
Your comfort zone is an awesome thing. You’ll always do something you know and love a lot better than something new and weird and complicated. That’s called the Flow. But you can only flow so much until you need to…
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Whenever I speak to athletes and coaches, I ask them how important the mind is to sport success. With few exceptions, the response is that the mind is as or more important than the physical and technical side of sports.…
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Prove it to yourself sometimes is more hard then you anticipate, because life is tough, that's a given. When you stand up, you're gonna be shoved back down. When you're down, you're gonna be stepped on. My advice to you…
The Most Important Key Questions and Answers on Mental Preparation in Sport Performance What unique challenges present the athlete of endurance or multi-sport events? In the case of single endurance events, such as marathoning, the unique challenge is keep the…
There are many studies and researchers that investigates how and when a performance surface, but is not only related to the anatomical factor, it is the core beliefs of the athlete that influence most of the outcomes. Below you can…
The opportunities are right there in front of us to learn valuable life lessons watching athletic events from the sofas, stands, and sidelines. Games, cups, playoffs, tournaments, bowls, matches, and other events are available every single day of the year.…
Everyday we hear about successful stories and role models. Every one of them different and unique in its own way. But yeah, you guessed it: all success stories have in common an underlying pattern. No successful man achieved success…
The last two JiuJitsu contests that I witnessed, I’ve been confronted with a situation, wich is not a new one, but undoubtedly one that needs to be addressed: the young athlete’s parents. The athlete’s parents need to find the perfect balance between…
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Life is tough, that's a given. When you stand up, you're gonna be shoved back down. When you're down, you're gonna be stepped on. My advice to you doesn't come with a lot of bells and whistles. It's no secret,…
It is commonly accepted that mental training for sports activities is essential for optimum performance and that athletes generally behave better with knowledge and application of psychological principles and strategies. The main purposes of psychology in sports activities are…
Mixed martial arts, or short MMA is a fighting sport discipline that combines a variety of techniques from various martial arts, such as: striking, grappling, takedowns, ground fighting skills ( BJJ, Submission Grappling). Due to the fact that there are…
