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Was It Something I Said? A Guide to Coaching Female Athletes

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The First Step in Building Your Mental Game

Just as everyone has different levels of physical skill, so it is with mental skills like confidence and focus. You can’t use a one-size-fits-all approach to mental training.

More Vital Than Genius or Strategy

You can have the best plan and the most skill, but if you lack this one ingredient, you’ll never win.

When Your Child Has a Poor Teacher

Your child goes back to school in September, and you know the teacher isn’t very good. What do you do?

Four Things to Learn from the U.S. Open

Even if you’re not a golf fan, you can get better at whatever you do by watching the U.S. Open.

U.S. Open Golfers: Shut Up and Play

U.S. Open golfers are already complaining about the Chambers Bay course. Umm, should it be easy?

Two Things to Never Say to an Athlete

The words you say to your athletes will either help them or hurt them. Ask yourself: If you were a teenager and heard your words, would you understand them? Would you know what to do with them? Are they simple and clear?

Motivation by the Numbers: 199

The number 199 reminds us that it’s easier to spot someone’s faults than to spot their potential.

Motivation by the Numbers: 12

The Number 12 reminds us of two things: Avoiding failure doesn’t work. Bouncing back from it does.

Motivation by the Numbers: 10

Why the number 10 reminds us that less is more.

Motivation by the Numbers: 18

What the Number 18 says about you.