Mental Training Tips: What’s Worth Your Time (and What’s Not)

About this episode

In this episode, Coach Bre discusses effective mental training strategies for athletes and identifies common practices that are not worth the time.

Stop wasting time on mental training that doesn’t work. Here’s what actually builds toughness + confidence in your athletes → https://coachfreetraining.com Coaches—you don’t have hours to waste, and when it comes to mental training not everything is worth your time. In this episode, I’ll break down the 3 things that aren’t worth it (like telling athletes to “shake it off” 🙄 or long motivational speeches) and the 3 simple strategies that are—tools that actually help athletes bounce back...

People in this episode

Host: Coach Bre

Topics covered

• mental training
• athlete confidence
• coaching strategies
• sports psychology
• building toughness

Keywords

• mental training
• athlete toughness
• confidence building
• coaching tips
• sports education

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Organizations: Coach Free Training

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