Three Secrets to Building Mental Resilience
By: Michelle Cleere Ph.D.
If your student-athletes are not performing to the best of their abilities, there is a chance the problem is not physical but mental. I once met with a player who struggled on the court and rated her self-confidence as a three on a scale of one-to-ten. In her mind, she needed to train her body harder, but no progress came from her attempts. Her troubles were not related to her physical training, but her lack of mental training — a common issue among many student-athletes.
