Coaching Tip of the Week:
Imagine training diligently in a sport, day after day, for over half your life. Then, earning a spot to compete in the Olympic games.
What must it feel like at the starting line of that event?
Anyone else feel like they’d be a nervous wreck? Yet Olympic athletes typically look collected, determined, and ready.
They’ve done the work. They’ve sought help, opened themselves up to coaching, practiced extensively, and prepared both physically and mentally. By the time they reach that starting line, they’re taking all that preparation and focusing it toward the task at hand.
It’s exhilarating to watch.
This week, practice hard and/or perform confidently.
If this is a ‘practice week’ for you – whether at work, school, athletics, or elsewhere – give it your all.
And if this is ‘race week’ for you – breathe deeply, stand tall, and trust in all the work you’ve done.
In both cases, you’ll come out a winner.