TX Coaches – Mental Skills Coaching Workshop [VIDEO]

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CALLING ALL COACHES!! High School.  College.  Youth.  Amateur.  Wouldn’t you love to learn the mental side of the game from the Pros?  The Mental Coaches for multiple world champions?  If it’s your passion to develop excellence in young people, you won’t have a better chance this year to learn how to incorporate mental skills into your work.

On December 4th in Colleyville, TX, Coach Aaron Weintraub is bringing together the largest, and best collection of mental training talent in North America for a 1 day summit,  The Mental Skills Coaching Workshop’.

He joins us on the Athlete’s Audio Academy to discuss the workshop, and the impact that coaches can have when they correctly apply mental skills with their teams.

Onto the event:  How’s this for a ‘Murderers Row’ of knowledgeable speakers?

Brian Cain, Mental Training Expert and Coach

Trevor Moawad, Director of Mental Conditioning at IMG Academies

Bob Tewksbury, Mental Coach of the Boston Red Sox

Aaron Weintraub, College coach, Author, Mental Coach

 

The details are available at CoachTraub.com.  The topics that will be covered include:

‘The language players don’t understand but coaches always use’

‘Self-Talk; the key to unleashing personal power’

‘Winning the mental game at practice’

‘Teaching the power of imagery’

‘Developing pre-performance routines for consistency’

And there will be a number of panel discussions where you, and other coaches will have a chance to ask these great mental conditioning experts about the issues affecting your team, and how to create a winning mind in your players.

If you’re not able to attend this great workshop, post-seminar materials will be available via DVD, contact Aaron for more information.

You can also RSVP via Facebook, or download the registration form.

See you there!

There is no such thing as MO (mentum)

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Super-enthusiastic Brian Levenson, MA, Sport Psychology holds the theory that there is no such thing as momentum for great athletes.  (Only for sportscasters, and armchair QB’s)

Great athletes, by contrast are present in the moment, and focused on things that they can control.
Brian has some tips for athletes to avoid the idea of momentum, and do the things that the pros do when they’re playing on this weeks edition of the Athlete’s Audio Academy.

Brian Levenson is a mental training consultant based in the Washington D.C. area.  Born and raised in the D.C. suburbs, Brian moved to San Francisco to get his M.A. in Sport Psychology. Brian has worked with athletes in a wide range of sports, including basketball, tennis, and golf.

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Asking for help in a tough sports environment

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Robert Price of Elite Minds in DC visits with the Athlete’s Audio today to talk about the stigma that plagues athletes (and people in general) when it comes to asking for help.

Especially in the world of football, which may not be the most, shall I say, ‘sensitive’ environment…and one where the best skill players may not touch the ball but 4-7 times a game.

You’ve got to be ready, focused, calm, and confident to play your best, and Robert can help.

Robert’s consulting practice is Elite Minds

Elite Minds has worked with a wide variety of athletes in various settings. They have counseled collegiate and professional kickers, amateur tennis players, golfers of all levels, basketball players, gymnasts, hockey players, lacrosse, soccer, ice skating, field hockey, track, and many other recreational athletes. Their most recent work has been with the TEST Sports Clubs, TEST Football Academy, Athletes Edge, Chicago Bears, New York Giants, New Jersey Nets.

Robert Price has received Master’s degrees from both University of Maryland in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Sport Psychology and Johns Hopkins University in Clinical Community Counseling. Mr. Price also holds a bachelor’s degree from Hampton University, where he majored in Psychology and Learning Behavior Disorders. He played college football at the University of Pittsburgh prior to transferring to Hampton University. He is a trained teacher by trade and has worked with people in numerous capacities. He is a member of North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSA), Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology (AASP), and American Counseling Association (ACA). He is a licensed clinical professional counselor in the state of Maryland, Washington DC and is a National Certified Counselor granted by the National Board of Certified Counselors, Inc.

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Not just golf…EVERY SPORT is not a game of perfect…Dr Patrick Cohn

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If you search Sport Psychology on google, on YouTube, or just about anywhere, the first FEW entries that will come up in your search are the brainchildren of Dr. Patrick Cohn, our guest today on the Athlete’s Audio Academy.

Dr Cohn has been among the world’s most visible and celebrated Sport Psychology professionals in the world for over 20 years, and we discuss the topic of perfectionism in sports.

He blogs regularly, and hosts a website that’s a fantastic resource for athletes, parents, and coaches at peaksports.com, and his YouTube Channel, Mindset for Sports is also a fantastic resource for all athletes, parents, and coaches.

Dr. Cohn is the president and founder of Peak Performance Sports in Orlando, Florida. Experts in the field of sports psychology consider him the leading authority on mental skills for entering the zone and pre-performance routines, largely based upon his extensive research. He is a mentor to many in the field of sports psychology and provides performance enhancement skills through mental game coaching for individual and team athletes.

He has consulted with high profile teams such as the Miami Dolphins, NASCAR winners, NHL Players, National Motocross Champions, and PGA Tour professional golfers.

Dr Cohn is a leading provider of electronic, online, and CD programs to help athletes coaches and parents, and he’s also frequently quoted in major publications, and you can read all of those here!

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Different kinds of goals for different stages of sports performance

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Our second visit with Sport Psychology pro Angus Mugford of the IMG Academies (Here’s the first).  Angus works with a team of Mental Conditioning Coaches @IMGAcademies under the direction of Travis Moawad.

Angus has got some ideas here on goal setting, to contrast two previous interviews with Josh Lifrak, and Rob Bell. We discuss outcome goals (the big ‘WHY’), process goals, and performance goals for sports.  It turns out everyone’s right on their perspective!

He is the Head of the IMG Academies Mental Conditioning Division, managing a staff of 9 consultants and developing programs for junior and professional athletes and coaches. Through his understanding and application of skills, Angus trains athletes in group and individual settings, across a wide range of sports and consulting with NCAA Division 1 programs, athletes from the WTA and ATP tour, NFL and NBA.

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‘Train to Trust’ and the Tour de You | KC Wilder

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A Sport Psychology book for kids, (called Tour de You) using cycling as the theme hit the stands in the last year, and KC Wilder, PhD, knows both ends of that spectrum….the cycling, and the Sport Psychology.

She’s a PhD in Sport Psychology from Virginia, and a National champion cyclist.

Today, on the Athlete’s Audio Academy, it’s KC’s second visit, (first one’s here) and we discuss the idea of ‘Training to Trust’. That is, planning, preparing, and practicing in your training sessions so that you can just let it flow, and trust in your skills when the flag drops.

kcwilderco.com is her website, and she has articles, and additional information about her book there.

K.C. began her career with a 1989 Brown University bachelor’s degree in organizational behavior and management. She then focused on sport psychology, earning masters and doctoral degrees in that field from the University of Virginia. Her own athletic career is distinguished, with All-American cycling honors at UVA, a top twenty U.S. professional cycling ranking, two national Master’s championships, and a top ten finish in the Masters World Track championships among her numerous accomplishments.

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Is there a Home Court advantage? (& How does the mind play into it!?)

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Recently minted Masters in Sport Psychology, Brian Levenson of Washington DC, and CoreMentalTraining.com joins us today to talk about his fascinating research on Home court (or field, or ice, or gym) advantage. Brian interviewed a number of NBA players as a part of his research, and shares that with us on the Athlete’s Audio Academy. Brian, along with the writers of Scorecasting have discovered that it does in fact exist, and can be a factor of referees, different routines, and rituals, different sleep habits, and even different game plans that contribute to playing differently at home, and on the road.

Brian Levenson is a mental training consultant based in the Washington D.C. area. Born and raised in the D.C. suburbs, Brian moved to San Francisco to get his M.A. in Sport Psychology.

Brian is also partnered with the Center for Athletic Performance Enhancement (CAPE). CAPE was founded by Julie Elion who is one of the premier Sport Psychology Consultants in the Nation. CAPE specializes in working with professional and amateur athletes who seek to enhance their athletic performance through a focused approach to the mental aspects of their sport.

A super-energetic guy, and prolific writer on his daily email newsletter, and twitter, enjoy Brian’s work to help your game, at home OR on the road!

 

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Wait…WHAT was I just thinking?? | 4 types of Focus | Tomas Adalsteinsson

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We loved what he said about failure so much that we had him back to talk about focus!  Meet Tomas Adalsteinsson, the founder of TheSportBrain.com.

Tomas joins us to talk about his graduate work on sustained attention for athletes.  You WILL lose your focus in competition, as the research shows that optimal focus only exists for 1-4 seconds.  We fluctuate in various degrees of focus throughout all of our activity.

Your focus moves and switches all the time between the following four types of focus:

1.)  Attentional Orienting – Where am I generally looking?

2.)  Selective Attention –  I’m going to choose to direct my attention towards in that environment or direction?

3.)  Divided Attention – I’m focused on a couple of things…

4.)  Sustained Attention – How long can I maintain my gaze, or attention to that (or those) things?

He works as a Sport Psychology Consultant and College coach in Minnesota, having recently relocated. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Iceland (2007) and is a candidate for a Master’s degree in Sport Psychology from John F. Kennedy University (April, 2011). He helps teams and individuals develop a strong performance plan.

Tomas is a member of the Association of Applied Sport Psychology (AASP). He has experience working with athletes in sports such as golf, tennis, softball, and soccer, and has also taught life skills to incarcerated young men. He is a certified youth soccer coach from the Football Association of Iceland, and has coached golf at the beginner, intermediate, and junior levels.

Follow Tomas on Twitter

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Utopia for Athletes | Angus Mugford of IMG Academies

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I think of it as the ‘Walled City of Oz’.  That magical place where nobody really knows what goes on inside, but we all suspect that it’s pretty amazing and magical.

Even the people who are there call it a ‘Sports Utopia’.

Meet Angus Mugford, PhD of the IMG Academies.  He joins the Athlete’s Audio Academy to give us a peek inside the tent.  The IMG Academy was started by Nick Bollettieri, and among the sports represented with physical skills and strength training, the IMG Performance Institute houses Angus, and the other 7 mental skills coaching professionals.

Angus also shares some info about Combine360.com, an new online community  that IMG, and UnderArmour have started to create a benchmark for measuring and improving athletic performance. Cool. Here’s the assessment and philosophy.

Angus holds a PhD in Sport Studies (specialization in sport/counseling psychology) from the University of Kansas,(and I published the interview EVEN THOUGH I went to Mizzou!) and is a Certified Consultant with Association of Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) and British Association of Sport & Exercise Sciences (BASES), which are two of the world’s top sport psychology professional organizations. He is also a member of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) Sport Psychology registry.

Find more information on twitter for Angus & IMG, and dial in to the IMG Performance Blog, or Facebook page.

 

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Have you ever been in the zone?? What did it feel like (and how do you get back?!)

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Or what does it feel like when you’re on FIRE?  What would it be like to be able to get into that space more often?

Meet super-energetic, and engaging Justin Su’a, of Su’a Sport Psychology, a consultancy in Utah, focusing on improving and improving mental skills, and performance.  Justin consults with NFL Teams, Major League, and College Baseball players, youth athletes, even competitors on Dancing with the Stars!

Justin shares with us some of the mindsets that can help young athletes (and their parents) and performers overcome thinking that’s holding them back from their best performance, and we discuss the misconception that an athlete has to have something wrong with them to benefit from Sport Psychology.

…and that many of the things that will benefit you on the field are things that will help throughout life.

Justin is also a prolific social media voice for Sport Psychology.  You can get additional mental skills training tips and information on his facebook page, and he regularly posts quick tips on twitter.

Here’s Justin’s bio.

Justin Su’a, MS is a Sport Psychology Consultant specializing in peak performance and confidence enhancement. He is also a key-note speaker and CEO of Su’a Sport Psychology, LLC.  He uses mental skills training to teach NFL athletes, university teams, elite dancers and other individuals how to think and perform at a high level.  Justin is a former All-American baseball pitcher from BYU and is one of the Sport Psychology Consultants on staff for the Sports Agency Corporation based out of Miami, Florida. He is a member of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) and the official Sport Psychology Consultant for the American Samoa National Olympic teams and athletes. He received his Masters Degree from the University of Utah in the Psycho-Social Aspects of Sport with an interest in the nature of peak performance.

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