Parents often express the concern: “My child excels in practice, but when it’s time to compete, their performance falls short of their expectations.” Managing pressure in competition is a challenge many athletes face. One strategy I have found successful is to elevate pressure in practice. Recently a number of swimmers are using a new method […]
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Coping with Back to School Emotions
Did you know that most emotions last only 90 seconds? “When a person has a reaction to something in their environment, there’s a 90 second chemical process that happens in the body; after that, any remaining emotional response is just the person choosing to stay in that emotional loop. Something happens in the external world […]
Three Ways to Help Kids Embrace Pressures
Some of us are finding it harder to get back out in the post-pandemic world. It has become commonplace to stay in the familiarity and safety of our homes and avoid the anxious feelings caused by stepping out of our comfort zones. The pandemic has restricted many of our regular IRL activities creating a huge […]
How Does an Athlete Become a Champion?
7 Tips for Tryouts
One thing my family learned while living in the US is how to stand out. Whether it was dress up day at school or an over the top science project, many Americans know how to get noticed. It seems to be part of our culture in Canada to blend in but I want kids to stand tall, […]
Finishing that Project
Being in a lockdown has given me more time to slow down and think. A few years back I read a book entitled “Better than Before” by Gretchen Rubin and what I learned then has had a profound impact on my pandemic routine. Life without a schedule driven by family and work commitments was a big change […]