by Terry Jenkins | Apr 13, 2020 | athletic performance, Motor Imagery, Neural Pathways, Visualization
If you are anything like my two boys, you are accustomed to training, playing games with friends and traveling to competitive matches and tournaments this time of year. Unfortunately, with the emergence of COVID-19, all of that activity has come to a screeching halt....
by Terry Jenkins | Mar 19, 2018 | Mental Training, Visualization
Your memories create the stage for every life interpretation. When you experience a life event, you first rely on a similar memory experience to decide how you will respond. Essentially, your memories of events and how you perceived those events determine how you will...
by Terry Jenkins | Mar 14, 2017 | Mental Tougness, Visualization
Athletes who seek an edge that will allow them to maximize performance and increase efficiency during competition need to focus on mental toughness training. Not only will this assist them on the field or court, mental toughness training has benefits across the...
by Terry Jenkins | Mar 2, 2017 | Mental Tougness, Visualization
Mental toughness is never tested more than in game situations. How do athletes prepare for the pressures they endure during competition? At a competitive level, games can literally feel like a pressure cooker. There is a lot of heat, sweating, intense emotions and...
by Terry Jenkins | Feb 20, 2017 | Mental Tougness
In every game, there are ebbs and flows, moments when an athlete is operating as a rhythmic machine, and moments where nothing seems to be working well. Why do these things happen during competition? What seems to be the underlying cause? Are these things something...