Performance Anxiety
It is the dying seconds of a basketball game. Your team is down. Making the next basket would lift your team to victory. What do you do? Some players live for the high-pressure moments and want the ball in their...
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Beyond the Comeback: What Media Stories Reveal About Team Canada’s Athlete Moms and How Sport Organizations Can Support Them
With the 2026 Winter Olympics less than a year away, athletes are deep in their preparation, setting their sights on representing Team Canada. For veteran athletes like freestyle skier Cassie Sharpe and hockey forward Natalie Spooner, this Olympic cycle looks different as both became mothers since medalling at the 2022 Games. The media has been…
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Mental Skills for Coaches
Coaches are the driving force in developing young athletes from amateurs into great professional athletes. They help instill the fundamentals of a sport, implement training programs and cultivate the understanding and knowledge of a sport in athletes. Coaches need to...