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Recent Posts
- Bob Palmer’s five rules for visualizing success in your sport
- Golf holes the size of dinner plates—training your mind to properly set the table for the successful Zone shot
- Preventing the death spiral in sport: Anticipating and fixing game-day problems
- Mirror neurons and learning in sport— How to turn them on!
- In support of competition in sport: Thoughts from a karate dojo
Tag Archives: physiology
Golf holes the size of dinner plates—training your mind to properly set the table for the successful Zone shot
“A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.” — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Some days we are just so darn brilliant in our games. Why? Who knows? We change putters. … Continue reading
Mirror neurons and learning in sport— How to turn them on!
Several years ago in my role as a part-time karate instructor, I got run down from too many competing interests for my time. My business required a great deal of travel, my daughters had very active lives and my karate … Continue reading
Posted in Athletes, Competition, High Performance, Karate, Sports, Sports Training, The Zone
Tagged Athletes, attitude, Coaches, competition, High Performance, karate, mirror neurons, performance, physiology, practice, Sport, TED Blog, training, Zone
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Team Family: It takes a family to raise and inspire an athlete
The family unit, whatever its make-up, can be a powerful contributing force to a young athlete’s preparation and success in sport. With the right approach, training to get all members of the family on the same page and supportive of … Continue reading
Posted in Athletes, Competition, Fun in Sport, High Performance, Hockey, Leadership, mental psyching, Mental Training, Mind Games, Parents, Sports, Sports Training, The Zone
Tagged Athletes, Bob Palmer, Coaches, competition, High Performance, mental training, mental training for athletes, parents, performance, physiology, practice, Sport, SportExcel, teammates, teens, training, Zone
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The Olympics are almost here
Coaches – no last-minute changes please Athletes get the medals; not coaches. Coaches get their rewards as an offshoot of their athlete’s success. The individual athlete or team players get the limelight; the coach gets the supporting role or honorable … Continue reading
Posted in Coaches
Tagged Athletes, Coaches, competition, high performance training, London Olympics, Olympic athletes, Olympics, physiology, practice, Sport, training, Zone
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The Indispensable Athlete: How to make the cut on your sports team
This tip from Bob Palmer, high performance expert with SportExcel, is for athletes of any age who have a desire to win, and need to take charge of the direction of their training. It is especially for athletes in the … Continue reading
Posted in Athletes, Competition, Exercise, Fitness, High Performance, Ironman, Leadership, mental psyching, Mind Games, Sports, Sports Training, The Zone, Triathlete
Tagged Athletes, attitude, Coaches, competition, exercise, High Performance, parents, performance, physiology, practice, slumps in sport, Sport, teammates, training, Zone
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When the Coach is in the Zone
Hockey playoff season is happening right now and this tip is for hockey coaches as well as coaches in other sports. Coaches set the tone and the example for the team in terms of posture and physiology. If the coaches … Continue reading
Posted in Athletes, Baseball, Basketball, Coaches, Competition, Difficult Coaches, Exercise, Fitness, High Performance, Hockey, Lacrosse, Leadership, Sports, Sports Training, The Zone, Training
Tagged Athletes, attitude, Coaches, coaches set the tone in sport, competition, exercise, High Performance, performance, physiology, practice, slumps in sport, Sport, taking leadership in sport, teammates, training, Zone
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Three strategies to stop mind games in your sport.
An athlete recently asked me how to get distracting or hurtful comments made by competitors out of her head so that she could refocus on her racing. That is a great question from the point of view of both you … Continue reading
Posted in Athletes, Competition, Exercise, Fitness, High Performance, Ironman, Leadership, mental psyching, Mind Games, Sports, Sports Training, The Zone, Triathlete
Tagged Athletes, attitude, Coaches, competition, exercise, High Performance, parents, performance, physiology, practice, slumps in sport, Sport, teammates, training, Zone
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Using Peripheral Vision: Skiing faster and feeling like it is slower
Many skiers and racers look directly in front of them rather than in a peripheral manner where they see the front and the sides. Being in a peripheral vision mode has many advantages in sport, especially in skiing and snowboarding, … Continue reading
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Tagged Athletes, attitude, Coaches, competition, exercise, High Performance, how to ski faster, outdoor sports, parents, performance, peripheral vision, physiology, practice, skiing, slumps in sport, snowboarding, Sport, teammates, training, training tips, Zone
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Triathlete Training Tip: Blast through the Blues
SportExcel’s High Performance Trainer, Bob Palmer, answers a triathlete’s question: How can I train when I don’t feel motivated to do anything? Like us on Facebook SportExcel SportExcel Website: http://www.sportexcel.ca
Posted in Athletes, Exercise, Fitness, High Performance, Ironman, Leadership, Sports, Sports Training, The Zone, Triathlete
Tagged Athletes, attitude, Coaches, competition, exercise, High Performance, parents, performance, physiology, practice, slumps in sport, Sport, teammates, training, Zone
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SportExcel tip for your sport: Balance Training
Core stability is a must in every sport. Some sports need cross training to develop this kind of stability and balance cushions offer an easy way to achieve it, especially after an injury. Bob Palmer offers this tip as to … Continue reading
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Tagged Athletes, attitude, Coaches, competition, exercise, High Performance, parents, performance, physiology, Sport, teammates, training, Zone
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