The Growth Mindset A Sport Psychology Blog for Coaches 5 ways that Ted Lasso creates psychological safety for his athletes. Ted Lasso has taken the world of television streaming services by storm.  The show, is a feel good story of an American Football coach who gets hired to coach AFC Richmond of the English premier […]

The Growth Mindset A Sport Psychology Blog  4 Strategies Coaches can use to increase Psychological Safety on their team. In last weeks blog I introduced the concept of psychological safety and how a coach can determine how safe their players feel (you can check it out here https://evolutionmpc.com/how-psychological-safety-impacts-team-culture/ ).  This week I am going to examine 4

THE GROWTH MINDSET A Sport Psychology Blog for Coaches How Coaches can improve their teams culture by understanding the impact of psychological safety. During my time coaching I have come to realize that the culture of my team is probably a great deal more important than the talent of my team. Teams that rely on

The Growth Mindset I will be the first to admit I did not watch a ton of the Milwaukee Bucks during the regular season.  So, when the playoffs started, I was captivated watching Giannis Antetokounmpo’s shoot free throws. He has been an average shooter from the line averaging 67% for his career but the number

The Growth Mindset How Mindfulness helped Phil Mickelson make sports history. Phil Mickelson became the oldest player to win a major tournament championship.  Mickelson is a few weeks shy of his 51st birthday.  I really enjoyed watching Mickelson make his way around a very tough Kiawah Ocean course.  There are not very many active professional

The Growth Mindset The Role that Teammates can Play to Improve each others Self-Talk The first step in learning how teammates can help improve their teammates improve each others Self-Talk it is important to understand the connection between body language and Self-Talk.  One of the clearest ways that humans communicate what is going on internally

The Growth Mindset How Alonzo Mourning can help your Athletes Understand Self-Talk Alonzo Mourning was a 7 time NBA All-star during his 15 year career with the Charlotte Hornets, Miami Heat and New Jersey Nets and was selected to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2014.  He was known for being a tough, hard

The Growth Mindset For the next three weeks the Growth Mindset will be focused on the Mental Performance skill of Self-Talk. This is the lead up to the release of our Self-talk curriculum in late May. Part 1: What is Self-Talk and how can it help unlock Peak Performance? Self-talk is arguably the most important

The Growth Mindset How To Effectively Teach Mental Performance Skills As a young coach I recognized the value of Mental Skills pretty quickly.  I dedicated a significant amount of time to learn about Sport Psychology and how it could help my athletes.  The more I learned the more excited I became.  This stuff could really

The Growth Mindset How Coaches Can Utilize Positive Psychology To Connect With Their Players In 1996 Martin Seligman was elected as the head of the American Psychology Association and he chose to take the association in a completely different direction.  He promoted the concept of Positive Psychology which is the scientific study of strengths that