Monthly Archives: March 2011
Mental Toughness with Barbara Ann Cochran
Intro: A few years ago I had an SAT student who went to a private high school for young elite athletes–specifically skiers. I was so impressed at this student’s ability to turn on her competitive edge and mental tenacity that … Continue reading
Mental Training Tips from an Olympian
This is one in a series of interviews with Olympic Gold Medalist Skier Barbara Ann Cochran. Not only is Barbara Ann a world class athlete, she now coaches young skiers and other athletes to be extraordinary competitors. I’m so excited … Continue reading
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Tagged managing fear, mental toughness, performance anxiety, visualization
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Books, Websites, Announcements, Oh My!
Today is a busy Tuesday! Here’s what’s going on this week: Writing a Book with Lou Imbriano Lou Imbriano and I are happy to announce that we are publishing a book with McGraw-Hill in September 2011. Lou is an incredible … Continue reading
Negativity and Coping with Defeat
This is part of my series with Gold Medalist Olympian Barbara Ann Cochran on sports psychology tactics. We originally formatted these interviews to help students with the SAT and ACT, but we’ve edited them to be useful to everyone. In … Continue reading
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Tagged coping with defeat, managing fear, mental toughness, negativity
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Gold Medalist Olympian on Great Competitors
If you didn’t test well in school, you may also be someone that freaks out on the tennis court or gets deeply nervous during an interview. In this continuation of my conversation with Olympic Gold Medalist and Coach Barbara Ann … Continue reading