Thinking
The process Thinking encompasses all of the previous seven concepts plus other connections. When you do a computer search on the concept...
Memory, Language, Emotion
For the last four blogs, we have presented the most important psychological concepts related to the educational growth of our players;...
Attention
Attention is the taking possession by the mind, in clear and vivid form, of one out of what may seem several simultaneously possible...
Perception
Perception is the ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through the senses; a way of regarding, understanding, or...
Praise and Encouragement
Often, I hear coaches saying, “You have to praise your kids” or “We don’t praise our kids enough.” It’s a great idea when done right...
My Swing v. The “Right” Swing
For my birthday, I got a gift card for some golf lessons at any one of our really good community golf courses. Now, at my age, I’m not...
”Coach, I can’t do it.”
Bobby is standing there holding the basketball in his two hands and shaking his head. You have been showing your young players how to...
The Three Dangerous Processes to Avoid
There are three processes that we use to describe our behavior to ourselves. Our brain listens to us and identifies us by what we say...
Strategy #4 / Reinforcement - Using the basic reward system to maintain your progress
At the crack of the bat, Coach Ames groans. A sharply hit liner flashes through the hole between first and second. “Oh, no, that’ll bring...
Strategy #2 / Recency - The latest time that you do something is also very important.
Much of the time that we say “last”, we really mean “latest.” For example, you may have said, “The last time I played golf, I played...
Cutting Down the Nets - This is a Learning Experience
Stan Jones had great winning seasons as the basketball coach of the small, rural high school in Underwood. He then moved up to a stronger...
The Basic Performance Modes - The Game Mode
You have to trust what you have learned in your practice session and then do it. The key word, of course, is trust - no second guessing....
The Basic Performance Modes - The Practice Mode
The purpose of the practice mode is to have the kids learn new skills and mechanics and to sharpen up the ones they have already learned....













