Mental Skills
Sleep Your Way To a Better Performance
Episode 1 Sleep can improve your performance. Listen to episode 1 of my interview with Bianca van der Meulen on why sleep is so important. https://theonlinesynchrocoach.com/tosc/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Sleep.mp3 Here is what I asked our expert: Can you tell us how sleep can have a positive role in athletic performance? When does REM sleep occur and are there…
Read MoreA Major Reason for Competition Disappointments
Have you or your swimmers ever went to competition and had everything go wrong? Do you get confused because you or your swimmers practice so well, but then at competition they cannot perform? Well, today is your lucky day. Today’s post is all about trying to get practice performances at competition. In my experience swimmers…
Read More5 Lessons I learned from the Edge-to-Edge Marathon
This is not a synchro specific post, but it is all about competing and the lessons we can learn from sports in general. It seems like so long ago, but I can tell you that the days leading up to the Edge-to-Edge Marathon in June were the most exciting and long (yet scary days) of…
Read MoreGet Empowered
Today’s blog post has been inspired by my own training for a marathon. If you would have asked me Dec 31, 2013 when I registered to run the Edge to Edge marathon, if I thought running for more than an hour would be “easy”, I’d probably have said no. I would have imagined much pain,…
Read MoreMental Skills Training- The Inner Voice
Inspiration and ideas can truly come from anywhere as long as you are always open-minded. This weeks blog post is inspired from a book that I never ever thought would apply to coaching. The book is called “The Untethered Soul” by Michael A. Singer. Chapters one and two give an unique perspective on the role…
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