
About this episode
Dr Rosie Mead discusses the importance of balancing aggression and calmness for optimal performance in basketball.
In today's episode I'm talking about why you need to be training ice and fire to be unstoppable on the court. This aggression, dominance, confidence, assertiveness (fire) and the calm un der pressure, composed, emotional regulation and nervous system regulation (ice) is a key to sustained high performance. Ready to take your mental game to the next level? Join The Zone, my exclusive membership for elite hoopers who want to train their mind like they train their body. Inside, you’ll ge...
People in this episode
Host: Dr Rosie Mead
Topics covered
- mental training
- performance
- basketball
- emotional regulation
- confidence
- assertiveness
Keywords
- mental game
- high performance
- ice and fire
- emotional regulation
- basketball training
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