Sport Psychology Tactics - 2 Expert Secrets About The Yips Cure That Baseball Players Need To Know
When Baseball players get the Yips, they will often work with sport psychologists to overcome this issues. However there are many unknown factors about the Yips that sport psychologists don’t understand. I want to use this Training Report to review two secrets about the Yips…
Sport Psychology Tactics - How Polyvagal Theory Explains Athlete Peak Performance & The Yips
When athletes work with sport psychologists, they are oftentimes trying to find a cure or understand what the Yips is. For this issue of the Training Report I want to review the Polyvagal Theory and how this explains what affects the Yips…
Sport Psychology Tactics - An Expert Cure For Race Car Driver Mental Blocks & The Yips
When race car drivers work with sport psychologists and athlete mental counselors, it is not uncommon for them to try and overcome the Yips. For this issue of the Training Report I want to review mental training approaches professional race car drivers use to beat driver yips…
Sport Psychology Tactics - Why Brainspotting & Biofeedback Enhances Performance Psychology For Racecar Drivers
When racecar drivers competing in NASCAR, 24 Hours of Le Mans, Formula 1 or other promotions work with sport psychologists, they will focus on using specific tools. For this issue of the Training Report I want to focus on the top 2 motorsport mental training approaches: Brainspotting & Biofeedback…
Sport Psychology Tactics - How Cheerleaders & Gymnasts Cure The Twisties (AKA The Yips)
Baseball players and golfers commonly deal with a mental block called the Yips. But gymnasts and cheerleaders deal with a similar issue called the Twisties. For this issue of the Training Report I want to explain what the Twities actually are and how to work through this issue…
Strength & Conditioning - Exercise Science Periodization Strategies Part IV. Agility & Quickness
When athletes work with Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialists (CSCS), sometimes they will focus on improving their quickness & agility. For this issue of the Training Report we will review some introductory strategies exercise science professionals use with athletes…
Sport Psychology Tactics - How Athlete Mental Therapists Use Exercise Psychology To Enhance Motorsport, NASCAR & Racecar Driver Performance
When NASCAR, motorsport & professional racecar drivers work with mental performance therapists, they will use exercise psychology strategies as part of their preparation. For this issue of the Training Report I want to discuss what exercise psychology strategies professional racecar drivers need to be using…
Mental Health Performance - What Athletes Need To Know Part IV. Addiction, Alcohol, Substance Use & How Sport Psychologists Help
When athletes are dealing with addiction, alcohol and substance use issues, they need to work with sport psychologists with specialized training. For this issue of the Training Report, I wanted to provide introductory information on this subject…
Strength & Conditioning - Exercise Science Periodization Strategies Part III. Athlete Maximum Strength & Mental Performance
One area where athletes try to enhance their performance is through maximum strength training. For this issue of the Training Report I want to review peer-reviewed strategies that Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialists use to enhance both athlete physical and mental strength outcomes…
Sport Psychology Tactics - How EMDR Helps Cross Country And Track & Field Athletes Beat The Yips
When Cross Country and Track & Field athletes do not have access to Brainspotting, a comparable therapy that can be just as effective is EMDR. For this issue of the Training Report, I want to discuss how EMDR can help athletes overcome trauma and the Yips…
Precision Nutrition - 9 Ways To Take The Anxiety Out Of Youth Athlete Nutrition
Parents and coaches oftentimes struggle to help youth athletes deal with the anxiety around nutrition. For this issue of the Training Report I wanted to provide a Precision Nutrition infographic that reviews strategies adults can use to help kids with these issues…
Mental Health Performance - What Athletes Need To Know Part III. ADHD, Autism & Psychological Performance In Sports
Unfortunately, many coaches and sport psychologists do not have a proper understanding of the strengths that athletes with Autism or ADHD bring with them. For this issue of the Training Report I want to review why athletes with these diagnoses are invaluable members of the sports communities and how they bring many strengths with them…
Sport Psychology Tactics - Understanding Athlete Identity & How Lowering It Improves Performance
One of the biggest obstacles that athletes have to overcome in sports is coping with high Athlete Identity. For this issue of the Training Report I want to review what athlete identity is, how it negatively affects athletes, and how they can fix this issue…
Sport Psychology Tactics - The Golf Yips
When golfers go to work with sport psychologists, they are trying to fix what is commonly referred to as the golf yips. For this issue of the Training report I want to explore the neuroscience behind this issue and what golfers can do to fix this problem…
Sport Psychology Tactics - Why Float REST Tanks Help Athlete Mental Recovery
Athletes need advanced recovery methods if they are going to keep up with the competition and obstacles associated with sports. Because Float Tanks are becoming a popular tool that helps athletes with these challenges, I wanted to use this issue of the Training Report to review the science behind float tanks…
Strength & Conditioning - Exercise Science Periodization Strategies Part II. Athlete Muscle Gain & Hypertrophy Training
When athletes work with Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialists (CSCS), their goals will usually match what their sport demands are. For this issue of the Training Report, I want to discuss one area of training that all athletes focus on which is building muscle mass, AKA hypertrophy…
Sport Psychology Tactics - How NASCAR & Formula 1 Drivers Use Biofeedback To Enhance Mental Energy And Focus
Some athletes like NASCAR and Formula 1 drivers will work with sport psychologists to do biofeedback training. While this intervention is used to help athletes increase calm mental states, there are other applications that may be more important for racecar drivers and sport psychologists to consider…
Sport Psychology Tactics - How Athletes Can Increase Aggression Mindset For Sports Performance
Athletes experience conflict when coaches tell them to be ‘more aggressive’ yet society at large looks down at the behaviors associated with aggression and discourages exploring this emotion. For this issue of the Training Report I want to review how athletes can tap into aggression in ways that are both therapeutic while also enhancing performance…
Precision Nutrition - Exercise When Your Sick? Should You Sweat It Out? Or Rest & Recover
When athletes get sick, there is a significant debate amongst exercise science professionals on whether athletes should rest or train through the cold. For this issue of the Training Report I want to review Precision Nutrition recommendations on this topic…
Mental Health Performance - What Athletes Need To Know Part II. Depression, Trauma & Sports
Many athletes struggle with depression but are often told by sport psychologists that this is a mental health issue and not a performance issue. For this issue of the Training Report I want to explore what depression is and how seeking mental health treatment is part of the performance enhancement process…