Articles tagged: composure
<< previous page 1 next page>> written by Spencer Wood Great coaches and players understand the importance of mental toughness all too well. Indeed, in the midst of collegiate national championship, WNBA and NBA championship euphoria, sports writers and anchors across America collectively want to ask each of the winning coaches a myriad of different questions. But among these questions, one common question always seems to emerge: “Tell us about what got you here coach?” And as each coach gushes with admiration for their team, the most consistently mentioned attribute is that special character trait known as mental toughness. written by Spencer Wood This article will focus on what athletes can do to ensure they maintain a fierce level of intensity and extremely high motivation levels regardless of whether the setting is a 6am practice, or the biggest game of the year. written by Spencer Wood The ‘traditional’ view is that an athlete who does not possess great natural speed, agility and quickness can never become a great athlete. Two of the main goals of any explosive speed, agility, quickness, and vertical leap training program should be to rapidly improve sports performance and reduce the risk of injury. What are the dominant planes of motion and muscle actions used by the sport and position of the athlete? << previous page 1 next page>> |