The Mental Edge Blog

Dive deeper into the world of mental toughness and athletic resilience with Shaun & Kelsey's expert insights.
Your Mind is the Key to Unleashing Potential athlete mental skills mental toughness sport psychology sports Sep 24, 2024

Mental Skills: Unlocking Peak Performance through Shaun Goodsell’s Approach

In the world of competitive sports, athletes constantly search for ways to improve their physical skills, push their limits...

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Silent Screams athlete mental toughness sports Mar 29, 2018

One evening I got a call from a young athlete that had tried out for a specific team, and he was struggling to understand why he did not make the team. With great frustration and anger, he detailed fo...

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Cultures of Care athlete business culture sports team teams Feb 19, 2018

CULTURES OF CARE = WINNING EXPERIENCES

Over the years I have been paying attention! I realize that this statement is quite vague on the surface. One could easily ask, “What have you been paying atten...

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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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What If? athlete confidence mental toughness psychology sports Dec 20, 2016

We ask ourselves questions all the time. Most of these questions start with the word WHAT.

“What should I wear today?”

“What should I say when asked a question?”

“What should I eat?”

We also ask o...

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The Challenge is Real army athlete challenge help psychology sports Dec 13, 2016

Many people I care about and love are in the midst of significant life challenges! You might be one of those in the midst of a significant challenge. These challenges could be best described as “being...

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Meeting the Confidence Challenge challenge confidence psychology sports Aug 17, 2016

Who of us would not want a deep, bold and stable confidence?

Unfortunately, to many people the thought of possessing this type of confidence left long ago. It could be that a significant relationship...

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