100 and not out: A young Cricketers Quest. Back in December last year, I received a call from a mother Sarah* who was looking for someone to work with her 15 year old son Joel* to improve his performance and mental game. Like so many parents, Sarah just wanted the best for him. With 2 […]

Struggling to bring consistency on Game Day?  Are you familiar with the phrase “practice makes perfect”?    Despite its consistency throughout time, it is not entirely accurate. Why is that?  It’s simple.  Only a perfect training session can lead to perfect results and there is no such thing as perfect training if interference is present. True…repetition […]

Coaches: Is your athlete struggling to let go of FEAR? Coaches underestimate that fear is the biggest block for any athlete in achieving mental toughness. Coach, your job is one of the most important authority positions a young person will encounter and you have tremendous power to influence them…if you use it wisely. I often […]

Struggling to let go of mistakes? One of the most common patterns that destroys sports performance is PERFECTIONISM. By beating yourself up whenever you make mistakes, you carry a poor performance to the next performance even in the same game. According to ancient philosophers, it is really important to “know thyself”.  Through their teaching’s they […]

Struggling to Perform Under Pressure? Most coaches make one crucial mistake in identifying the cause of this problem. The common advice given to desensitise yourself to pressure is to play more and inject more pressure into your practice. This is a band-aid solution and does not go to addressing the core of the problem. You […]