An Interview on Mental Performance with D1 College Baseball Standout- Derek Bender  A great part of mental performance work is the ability to create and maintain deep connections with high performing people. Derek Bender, now a Sophomore at Coastal Carolina University, is certainly a high performing athlete, and one that I have developed a great […] The post An Interview on Mental Performance with D1 College Baseball Standout- Derek Bender  appeared first on Positively Elite Performance | Sports Psychology & Performance Coaching ..read more

The Impact of Personality on Athletic Performance   The longer I’m in the business of mental performance and counseling, the more I see how much our personality impacts performance, both positively and negatively.  The most widely accepted theory of personality among psychologists is called the Big 5. The big 5 model can be very useful […] The post The Impact of Personality on Athletic Performance appeared first on Positively Elite Performance | Sports Psychology & Performance Coaching ..read more

Have you ever suffered an injury that took you away from your sport for a period of time?  Or as a coach or parent, had an athlete that had to be away from their sport due to injury?    This is all too relative of a topic for me right now as 6 weeks ago […] The post A Mental Guide to Athlete Injuries appeared first on Positively Elite Performance | Sports Psychology & Performance Coaching ..read more

The Single MOST IMPORTANT Skill Parents of Athletes Need to Know and Practice   After seeing hundreds of teenage clients as a therapist and mental performance coach, there is one question I get asked more often than any other by parents…  “What can I do to help my child when they are struggling mentally or […] The post The Single MOST IMPORTANT Skill Parents of Athletes Need to Know and Practice appeared first on Positively Elite Performance | Sports Psychology & Performance Coaching ..read more

Life can be bizarre sometimes. The older you get, the more you look for and see these surreal moments around you. I experienced one of those intense moments recently. A week ago I drove from New York to Maryland to work with UMBC Men’s Soccer. It’s fitting that the first program and coaches I get […] The post Back To Where It Started: The Key 3 Insights I Hope My Former College Team Learned From My Recent Sessions With Them appeared first on Positively Elite Performance | Sports Psychology & Performance Coaching ..read more

Coaches Q & A: What Does a Mental Performance Program Look Like for Your Team   I’m sure by now you have realized that your athletes don’t always perform at their peak potential. You put in all of the hours working on fitness, technique, and tactics; but then, on match day, their focus, confidence, or […] The post Coaches Q & A: What Does a Mental Performance Program Look Like for Your Team appeared first on Positively Elite Performance | Sports Psychology & Performance Coaching ..read more

If you are looking for a sport psychologist or a mental performance coach, we can assume that you are likely an athlete or the parent/coach of athletes. We can also assume that you are interested in one or both of the following:  1- Getting over a mental block  2- Improving the mental game to reach […] The post What Does a 1 on 1 Session With A Mental Performance Coach Look Like? appeared first on Positively Elite Performance | Sports Psychology & Performance Coaching ..read more

7 Simple Strategies To Staying Disciplined  “We must all suffer from one of two pains: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. The difference is that  discipline weighs ounces while regret weighs tons.” Jim Rohn Last year I was on a snowboarding trip with two of my best friends. I was telling them […] The post 7 Simple Strategies To Staying Disciplined  appeared first on Positively Elite Performance | Sports Psychology & Performance Coaching ..read more

The Final: 3 Top Things We Can Do For Our Mental Health Closing out mental health month, this final blog in the series will capture the third, and most important thing we can do to improve our mental and emotional health. So far we have discussed the value of kindness and the skill of mindfulness […] The post The Final: 3 Top Things We Can Do For Our Mental Health (Must Read) appeared first on Positively Elite Performance | Sports Psychology & Performance Coaching ..read more

Part 3 of this blog series on mental health starts with a personal short story going back to July 26, 2005…  I was just 20 years old headed into my senior year of college. On that summer day, the most devastating and shocking news I could have heard came through a timid phone call. My […] The post The 3 Top Things We Can Do For Our Mental Health (Part 3 of 4) appeared first on Positively Elite Performance | Sports Psychology & Performance Coaching ..read more