It's been said, "The mental is to physical as 4 is to 1." The longer we coach, the more we know that to be true. I recently listened to Dr. Jason Selk, Director of Mental Training for the St. Louis Cardinals talk about their mental training.
One statement made me really stop and think about our team's mental training. Selk said that players will not, "outperform or underperform their self-image very long."
Self-image is largely determined by how we talk to ourselves. Therefore, to increase performance we must help our players improve their self-image.
I like this. Did Jason Selk give suggestions on how to help a player improve his/her self-image?
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