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The top ten traits shared by losers…and feared by coaches
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted February 2, 2011 at 4:36pm

source This was a popular post when I first put it up a few months ago and it has since found a new life over at Coach and Athletic Director magazine. Here it is, if you’d like to read it! Now here’s a teaser so that you know what’s in store for...more

An athlete's life: Head help
by My so-called FABULOUS life: Brianna Glenn
posted January 20, 2011 at 6:37pm

There are a lot of resources available to athletes that train at the Olympic Training Center. And because they come at no cost to us, it makes them that much more valuable. One of the greatest, and possibly most overlooked resource, is our very own spor...more

Book Review: Mind Gym—An Athlete’s Guide To Inner Excellence
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted December 15, 2010 at 9:02pm

source < p> I believe in training my team’s brains…showing them how they are in control of their situation and their view of their situation. Mind Gym by Gary Mack is a great book for individuals and teams to challenge themselves to develop th...more

Barbie Be-Gone
by RunLikeAGirl
posted December 14, 2010 at 6:10pm

Countering the ill effects of Barbie with a new kind of doll for girls...more

Coming back from injuries, More than just physical
by Loree: A Skirt, A Hammer, A Life, and A Dream
posted December 8, 2010 at 9:45pm

As athletes one thing most of us will deal with is an injury. This may be the minor tweak, a few days off, or for some career ending. But for those of us who must come back from an injury that interrupts our training, there are a few things to consi...more

BFF’s: Why friendship is important to your team
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted December 1, 2010 at 10:53pm

source < p> John Wooden is a coaching rock star and legend. So I thought, what better gift to give my readers during this holiday season than a series on Wooden’s Pyramid of Success? Join me for a series of posts that will delve into both th...more

Taking, and creating, chances
by Byline to Finish Line
posted November 20, 2010 at 10:09am

Part of my morning ritual is scrolling through Facebook to see what my friends are up to. Sometimes it makes me laugh. Sometimes it puts items to read or watch on my to-do list for the day. Sometimes there are hardly any updates because I worked until mid...more

Believing And Achieving: 3 Ways To Encourage Belief In Ourselves And Our Athletes
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted November 18, 2010 at 11:14am

source “Don’t be controlled by fear, but by belief.” –Jerry Angelo, General Manager, Chicago Bears If the only thing to fear is fear itself (thanks FDR!), is the only thing to believe belief itself? Let’s look at three ways belief plays a ro...more

Simplest way to improve your mental game
by Softball Performance Blog
posted November 17, 2010 at 3:00pm

I recently read an article in the Wall Street Journal about athletes and mental game skills. I didn't even know the WSJ had a section for sports. Wow!. Anyway, in this article they talk about some very interesting things including one of THE simple...more

Navy SEAL tough
by Dr. Borlabi
posted November 16, 2010 at 2:04pm

Women may not be allowed to join the Navy SEALs but they can experience a day in training…and ROCK it!...more

Good Is The Enemy Of Great: How Perfectionism Is Killing Your Team
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted November 13, 2010 at 1:04pm

source It’s amazing that people admit to being perfectionists. To me, it’s a disorder, not unlike obsessive-compulsive disorder. And like obsessive-compulsive disorder, perfectionism messes you up. It also messes up the people around you, because per...more

The body language of momentum
by Byline to Finish Line
posted November 11, 2010 at 10:16am

It was midway through the first game of the sectional girls volleyball championship and I could already tell you who would win the match. My prediction had nothing to do with talent or depth or size or strategy. It had to do with one thing — body langua...more

Tom Hanks Was Right…There’s No Crying In Sports
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted November 11, 2010 at 10:15am

source Here is Pet Peeve #249: players that cry in practice. You’re probably thinking, “oh Dawn, you’re so heartless, sometimes there’s a good reason for crying…stop being so mean!” In my mind though, there’s never a reason to put sel...more

How to motivate female athletes
by Coach Dawn Writes
posted November 8, 2010 at 1:04pm

source < p> Here’s an excerpt from an article I recently had published in Athletic Management magazine: Until recently, it was not politically correct to think of women as different. If you said women were equal, then they couldn’t be diffe...more

How To Get Off The Confidence Roller Coaster
by Total Female Hockey Club
posted September 17, 2010 at 12:50am

Something interesting happens when you move up to the next level. Whether it’s from high school to college, college to national team or atom to peewee, the reality is that when most players make the jump from one age group or ability level to the next o...more

Mental training with an Olympian
by Byline to Finish Line
posted September 2, 2010 at 10:37am

A number of other women in the room were asking questions about things like lactate threshold and aerobic versus anaerobic training. At the time, this did not fascinate me so much. I knew nothing about running, other than it was the next step up from my ...more

The Five Minute Rule: Mentally framing your run
by Run Girl Run
posted August 18, 2010 at 12:45pm

We've all heard of the five second rule. You drop some scrumptious treat on the floor and you have five seconds to pick it up so it will still be "safe" to eat.When it comes to running in the morning, I use something I like to call the five minute rule.Wh...more

Mental Toughness- Why is it important for your golf game?
by Ladies on the Tee
posted August 14, 2010 at 4:38pm

Mental Toughness is the ability to maintain a steady state. For the ultimate ‘mental toughness‘ you need to have a mental conditioning coach develop a drill that works for you specifically to condition you for your state management on the golf co...more

What I can do. Not what I can't.
by Alison M. Starnes Blog
posted August 8, 2010 at 7:16pm

Amber Neben, Olympian, World Champion, my teammate for the USA National Team at the Tour of NZL and Giro Donne gave me some wise words recently. She said to focus on what I CAN do, instead of focusing on what I cannot do. Amber is incredible. She is...more

Goals, outcomes and creating new plans
by Byline to Finish Line
posted July 15, 2010 at 3:51pm

When the run turned ugly, my thoughts turned to thinking about my goals. What exactly did I want to accomplish? I really had not thought about true target times and my coach didn’t give me any specifics on pacing in large part because the Musselman 70....more

Breaking up with doubt and unworthiness
by Byline to Finish Line
posted June 24, 2010 at 4:09pm

If left to my own devices, I will eat my favorite foods in large quantities. It’s not that I deny myself culinary treats, but rather that I attempt to show restraint by either (a) sharing my favorite goodies or (b) somehow storing them so that consuming...more

Handling team conflicts
by Hoop Thoughts
posted June 16, 2010 at 6:59pm

Nice article on dealing with conflicts within your team written by Amy Gallo of the Harvard Business Review:The conflicts that often arise in teams can make you want to throw up your arms in despair, retreat to your office, and live out your career in tea...more

Softball Tip: Are You Putting Your Socks On Right?
by Softball Performance Blog
posted June 15, 2010 at 12:55pm

Guest post by Ken Krause, Life in the Fastpitch Lane blog About a week and a half ago, one of the all-time coaching legends, former UCLA basketball coach John Wooden, passed away. He was known both for his success — 10 Division One college champions...more

You're a Bravebird (A Republishing from Steeplechics.com)
by anngaff
posted April 20, 2010 at 8:59pm

Author's Note: I am republishing this post from steeplechics.com, where I originally posted it in March of 2008. I will gradually be doing this will all of my posts from that site, as they are relevant to Women Talk Sports and are also my original writing...more

5 Motivational Quotes for Softball Players
by Softball Performance Blog
posted April 9, 2010 at 12:11pm

One thing I like to do from time to time is read motivational quotes. It's funny where you find motivation sometimes. I actually saw these in status updates on facebook! There were a bunch of course, but here were 5 that jumped out at me. Never le...more

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