A Guide For Coaches, Athletes, Teams & Parents To Help You Be In The Best Position To Max Out When It Matters The Most

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When I start a journey with an individual athlete or a team, I

have three goals for them:

1. To have no regrets;

2. To put yourself in a position to max out when it matters

most;

3. To not want to take off your jersey when the season is over.

To have no regrets simply means that you can look yourself in the mirror, and your teammates and coaches in the eye (if you are on a team) and know you didn’t cheat the process. Also, that you did what you said you were going to do, either individually and collectively (if you are on a team). Aft er the season ends, the emotions wane, and reflection time begins, most coaches, athletes, and teams can be honest with themselves about their level of commitment and follow through with what they agreed to do. The pain of regret occurs when that reflection leads to the uncomfortable awareness that they fell short of their goals due to factors within their control. When the determination is made that there are no regrets—whether goals were reached or not that season—there is often pride and satisfaction that can still remain, even years later.

There is often a correlation between having no regrets and putting ourselves in a position to max out when it matters the most. I wish that if you just did everything right and showed maximum commitment that attaining your goals would automatically follow. Life and sport do not work that way, but I do think it changes the odds in your favor. All I ask of an individual or a team is to do everything within reason and in your power to put yourself in the best position to max out. Sometimes your opponent is better than you, and sometimes they also have done everything in their power to max out. Again, even in defeat in those situations, there is no regret.

I am a psychiatrist by training, my focus is on training elite mindset skills—a set of mental skills that help elevate your performance in life and sport. I do not manage mental health conditions that require clinical treatments such as the use of psychiatric medications or psychotherapy when working in the athletic space. I am a huge mental health advocate who talks about the importance of getting clinical help when needed, and has clear goals regarding mental health and athletes.