The Growth Mindset - Achieving Peak Mental Performance - New 7 week series

Published: Fri, 04/08/16

 
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The Growth Mindset - Achieving Peak Mental Performance​​​​​​​
In the past 5 days we have witnessed 2 of the biggest extremes in mental performance you will ever see in sports.

Situation #1:
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picture courtesy of Newsweek

They call him Big Smooth. He just hit one of the most clutch shots in NCAA basketball history. It's the shot we all practiced and imagined when shooting in the driveways as kids. I think it's safe to say he achieved peak mental performance.

Situation #2:
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picture courtesy of ESPN

They call him the Big Easy. He just had the highest score on Hole #1 in the 80 year Masters history. The newsworthy part of the story was that he 6-putted from 3 feet away. It is painful to watch, for those of us old enough to remember it brought back memories of Greg Norman's collapse at the same golf course.

So what allowed one athlete to achieve peak mental performance while the other struggled to perform at all? This is a fascinating and complicated question. In this new series we'll look at 7 key factors that allow athletes to achieve peak performance. The key resources this information is drawn from will be many great coaches interviewed on the WYC podcast, and 2 must-read books whose philosophies are interwoven throughout all 7 factors:
Mindset - by Carol Dweck
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I have learned a great deal from incredible coaches on this subject over the past several years and look forward to sharing it over the next 7 weeks. Next week we'll get things started taking about how to focus on the process, not the outcome.
Here's a preview of the content:
  1. Focus on the process, not the outcome
  2. Practice is the best preparation
  3. Imagery & Self-talk
  4. 'Play present' & Mistake-recovery routines
  5. SIMPLIFY!
  6. How do you de-emphasize the importance of the moment?
  7. Developmental stages & celebrations
 
NEW WYC PODCASTS
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WYC 075 – Proactive Coaching – Scott Rosberg talks Coaching with Character
Scott Rosberg has been a coach (basketball, soccer, & football) at the high school level for 30 years, an English teacher for 18 years, and an athletic director for 12 years. He has published seven booklets on coaching and youth/school athletics, two books of inspirational messages and quotes for seniors and graduates, and a newsletter for athletic directors and coaches. He also speaks to schools, teams, and businesses on a variety of team-building, leadership, and coaching topics. Scott has a blog and a variety of other materials about coaching and athletic topics on his website.
Scott is also a member of the Proactive Coaching speaking team. Proactive Coaching is dedicated to helping organizations create character and education-based team cultures, while providing a blueprint for team leadership. They help develop confident, tough-minded, fearless competitors and train coaches and leaders for excellence and significance.
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​Craig
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Craig Haworth is the founder of Winning Youth Coaching, a site dedicated to helping coaches and parents make youth sports an awesome experience for the youth and the parents.  He interviews coaches from around the world and posts them on his podcast, which currently has over 75 interviews and has been downloaded over 65,000 times. He writes a weekly note to coaches and parents. He is married to his high-school sweetheart and they share the blessing of 3 children and live in Franklin, TN. You can sign-up for his weekly note here, find him on twitter at @craighaworth1, or visit his website winningyouthcoaching.com.
"It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men"
- Frederick Douglass