Burnout can be a pretty scary and frustrating thing to go through. Hopefully you got a chance to read my last post (If you haven’t read it yet, you can here) and you now feel confident in your ability to recognize some of the signs and symptoms of athletic staleness; the precursor to burnout. I […]…
Staleness is when you have difficulty maintaining your regular training regimen and fail to perform up to your previous levels of achievement. Sometimes this just shows up as a bit of a slump and you find your way out of it after a time. However, staleness, left unchecked can lead to much larger problems. Staleness […]…
Unless you’re made from stone and have ice in your veins, you’ve experienced butterflies right before performing. I know it happens to me before every game I play in my men’s league hockey, before every presentation I give (online, or in person, it doesn’t seem to matter), and even at my daughter’s pre-school (the 2 […]…
Being able to recover from a bad performance is an important skill to develop at any level within agility. From novice to world team member, being able to put a previous poor outing (e.g., run, day, weekend) behind you and get in the right frame of mind for your next attempt are imperative for your […]…
Have you ever found yourself distracted while running a course? Maybe so distracted that you forgot where you were going or which handling manoeuvre you wanted to perform? Ya, me too. [hangs head in shame]. Well you can prevent that from happening by incorporating some performance cues into your training and performance routines. Using performance […]…