Accept Variablilty
Accepting the variability swing to swing and shot to shot was a huge understanding for me as a shooter and as a coach! Knowing that I can’t make the same perfect move, mount, and shot every time I call "pull" allows me to let my subconscious...
The Biggest Mistake We See
At the end of the day, the biggest mistake we see athletes make is a lack of a detailed preload of the movie of how they are committing to make the shot come together. It is the leading cause for performance ceilings being lower than athletes' abilities and...
It’s Not What You See That Makes You Good!
The biggest mistake we see other athletes and coaches make is they think it's what they see that makes them good. As chunking occurs, the brain learns what to ignore. This allows them to see more clearly. A shooter's ability to see and perform at higher and higher levels...
The Brain Creates the Zone
How does the brain create the zone? And what is actually happening when you are in the zone, which in turn allows for more people to trust it and experience it? It is about repetition and anticipating. Using this and other research has enabled us to be...
Exaggerated Stress
"Like all weak men, he laid an exaggerated stress on not changing one's mind." ― W. Somerset Maugham, Of Human Bondage...
Yogi Berra’s 10 Best Quotes
• "When you get to a fork in the road, take it." • "It gets late early around here." • "A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore." • "The future ain't what it used to be." • "Ninety percent of this game is half mental." • "I really didn't say...
Keep Standing
"Regardless of how many times you are knocked down, keep standing!" "If you don't know where you're going, you might end up someplace else." - Yogi Berra "No improvement happens without change. For every change, there is a price. The value is in the commitment!" - Vicki Ash KEEP STANDING Unless you reach for something beyond...
Never a Wrong Time to do the Right Thing!
"Ego is the anesthesia that deadens the pain of stupidity. Pride is the virtue of a foolish person." - Rick Rigsby "You are what you repeatedly do. Excellence should be a habit, not an act." - Aristotle Wisdom can come to you in the most unusual of places...
True Measure of a Person
Failure is inevitable and is the most feared confrontation of most people's lives. But at the same time, it is a necessary part of skill-building. I said something the other day in a way that I have never said before. "When correcting from a failure, you are...
Wisdom Through Failure
Wisdom can come to you in the most unusual of places - a lot of times through failure! When you combine wisdom with optimism, you can get the perfect storm of rapid skill development because you finally realize that failing is the key that opens the...