The Mental Edge Blog

Dive deeper into the world of mental toughness and athletic resilience with Shaun & Kelsey's expert insights.
Helpful Belief or Enabling Delusion? athlete coaching confidence fear parent May 28, 2024

What does it mean to believe in somebody?

There are many athletes pursuing some kind of dream. This dream could be to go to college and play their sport, move on to play professionally, and finally, ...

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Myths of Mental Skills Training #3 athlete coach mental skills mental toughness parent sports psychology May 24, 2018

As I shared in past writings, gaining an edge on the competition can take on many points of focus. One can improve their strength, agility, skills, and speed. However, one of the skill sets that often...

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Who's Got Your Power? athlete coach parent power May 23, 2017

I often get calls that start off like this, “Shaun my son/daughter is really having a tough time this year. EVERYTHING has changed.” They continue by stating, “Something is off.” They conclude by sayi...

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What is it about Confidence? athlete coach confidence mental toughness parent sports Apr 07, 2017

There isn’t a day in my coaching practice where a question about confidence doesn’t come up.

Confidence is often seen as the CORE DEFICIT when performance is sub par.

I have never heard an athlete s...

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Silent Concussion athlete coach concussion parent sport psychology sports Feb 24, 2017

“The trauma that results when coaches over step the boundaries of human decency and respect.”

We have become INCREASINGLY aware and sensitive to the dangers of concussions over the last couple of yea...

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3 C Power athlete business coach parent success Feb 07, 2017

Like many, I am fascinated with the formula for SUCCESS. I realize that success has different meanings depending on the source. However, for the sake of this piece I am simply looking to understand a ...

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Struggle and Strength athlete coach confidence mental toughtness parent sport psychology struggle Nov 21, 2016

I think most of us would agree that increasing strength is a good thing. Athletes invest countless hours training for the purpose of increasing their strength. They do this because the rigors and chal...

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What is Your Aroma? athlete business coach parent sport psychology teacher Oct 06, 2016

I attended my first teen support group about 30 years ago. I remember that night like it was yesterday. My first encounter was with a 15 year old that asked, “What the ******** are you doing here?” To...

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Mirrors of Greatness athlete coach executive parent psychology Sep 13, 2016

When people think of a mirror they think of a piece of glass that reflects the image that faces it. Mirrors can be useful because they reflect back to us an image. Mirrors do not judge, have an opinio...

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Dealing with Doubt athlete business coach doubt elite mental toughness parent May 04, 2016

Have you ever been getting ready to do something that you have prepared for only to find yourself overwhelmed with doubt? It could be a test you have studied for, a game you have marked on your calend...

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