Monday, November 27, 2017

"That kid gets in her own head"...Overcoming Fear

We've all seen the athlete or student who lets fear get in their way, often using the term, "That kid gets in her own head".

Every coach will come across an athlete, or every athlete will come across a teammate, or every parent will see their child struggle, or every athlete or student will come to a mental crossroads at some time in their life when fear paralyzes their ability to succeed on the field or in the classroom.

I think an effective way of helping them is, not only to gain perspective on their thought processes, but also to help teach them to "take apart" their fear and see what it is based on. From there, they gain some perspective for themselves and can proceed on fixing it and moving forward. 

This video is outstanding and takes things apart in just that way. Trevor Regan and his Train Ugly curriculum and methodology is a great tool for a coach to have in his toolbox.




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