Mind Gym Gary Mack Summary

In the article “Playing With Pain” by Michelle Crouch, published by Scholastic SCOPE, in December 2015 and January 2016, is about how when you specialize in one sport, you put a lot pressure on yourself to do well and be the best you can be, but some consequences can be life changing.

In this chapter, various psychological skills are addressed, but they are presented in a straightforward and approachable manner that is beneficial for athletes that are new to the content. Chapter 5 focuses on areas outside of more traditional sport, including the military and individuals training for triathlons or ultramarathons. Primarily, this chapter discusses goal setting and other methods of preparation, such as imagery and mindfulness. Michael Jordan is the topic of Chapter 6, “Air Comeback”. In this chapter, Afremow breaks down Jordan’s hall of fame induction speech, pointing out each of the seven L’s each time they are

I would also recomend this book to sports lovers it's a lesson for anything in life or any sports in life this book teaches you. THis book would more likely be on the more kids to young adults because it not a tough read but it teaches a couple lessons in the book and it eye opening. I thought for me as a student athlete is was a great book for me to keep my head in it and i will definitely take stuff from this book to use in my real life. Thi book overall is good and i would recommend all student athletes or anybody that from lie 11-16 years old to read this it eye opening and it can really help you in life to help

In “What Could Be Better Than A Touchdown” the article argues that both physical and mental prowess play an important role to playing sports. It insists that you have to be concentrated on the game but also being physically prepared to what’s approaching. The sports

In the article “For Children in Sports, a Breaking Point” by Jane Brody the author discusses the underlying problem on whether or not young athletes should be encouraged to push themselves to their physical and mental breaking point in sports from their coaches, parents, or even themselves. Meanwhile, in “Why Parents Should Let Their Kids Play Dangerous Sports” by Jeb Golinkin the writer deliberates why parents should let their children participate in risky sports to understand the significance of failing, teamwork, striving, and succeeding.

Developing skills of organization, efficiency, and a strong work ethic was crucial to balancing time for studying, research, practices, and games. Additionally, to ensure I achieved my academic and athletic goals, effective communication with teammates, professors, and coaches was essential. Although my time as a student-athlete came to an end, the

It is my job as a coach to help develop athletes physically, psychologically, and socially while helping them have fun by playing a sport. I will do this by being enthusiastic and having a positive attitude in practice, games, and while not coaching. This cooperative approach to coaching will create a sense of community within the team I coach, and the athletes will feel more welcome to discuss their thoughts, ideas, questions, and concerns with me. Creating this setting and relationships with athletes will only benefit the team by creating a team culture necessary for the well-being and success of high school sports’ teams. Success in sports means accomplishing goals set by the team, not winning. Winning is important, but just striving to win is even more vital toward the success of teams. As a coach, I will also be a motivator for athletes. Athletes will see me come to practice with a positive attitude, displaying my passion. This is the beginning of how I will motivate athletes. Motivation starts with my attitude, and athletes pick up on this. In order to motivate and want to be motivated, there must be a reason, a why? I will use the teams’ goals they will set, in order to motivate them to give their best effort in order to achieve success by reaching their

As I reflect on my life, I can’t imagine my life without sports. Sports is my passion and the one thing that keeps me sane and happy. This assignment has showed me the love I have for sports and how it consumes my whole life. My whole life revolves around it. As I am sitting down writing this paper, I am listening to an interview about a former Florida Atlantic University football player who is now dealing with life after the NFL. His name is Christian Milstead, a 2015 Exercise Science and Health Promotion graduate. After the 2015 NFL draft, Milstead was invited to take part of the Green Bay Packers rookie minicamp. Unfortunately, he wasn’t one of the 300 people who made it on a NFL roster. Milstead, however, life is going great. Of course, he would love to be playing on Sundays, but he is enjoying life as a Personal Trainer Director for one of LA Fitness locations in South Florida.

However, when we talk about youth sports, our main concern is with providing players with a positive, character building experience. Winning is not the only acceptable outcome for youth players, and coaches need to understand this principle. “With a winning philosophy young athletes may lose out on opportunities to develop their skills, to enjoy participation, and to grow socially and emotionally. Well informed coaches realize that success is not equivalent to winning games, and failure is not the same as losing.” (Enhancing Coach-Parent Relationships in Youth Sports, 15)

Learning a novel skill can be petrifying. The hardest commodity I had to learn is football. When I joined the team freshman year, I didn’t realize what I was getting into. Even though I had been playing since fourth grade and knew it was hard work, nothing would prepare me for the effort I would put into football that year. (James, 5). We worked all summer in the weight room and ran on the track to get in physical and mental shape before the season. I was afraid of not making the team, but I like football so I decided to learn it more. Furthermore, I also like that a good workout can be helpful for me to be physically strong. (Freudenrich, 10). Even though I am thinking a lot about these obstacles, I did not know it would make me a confident

Sports play a major, if sometimes unappreciated, role in the lives of Americans. (Simon, R., Torres, C. and Hager, P. (n.d.). Fair play.) America is a sports crazed culture that has overtime spread throughout the world. Participating in sports can bring new challenges to an individual and teach valuable life lessons along the way. (Thornton, P., Champion, W. and Ruddell, L. (2012). Sports ethics for sports management professionals. Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett.) Concepts can be learned through sports such as hard work, dedication, team building, competition, and sportsmanship, and these skills can be transferred to one’s personal life. Many

In games like basketball and softball, expecting to win based on wishful thinking or past instances is insufficient. Preparation is key in this instance through practicing. The saying “practice makes perfect” coincides with Winfrey’s statement because both portray the concept that it takes hard work done in the shadows for opportunity to shine. As an athlete, preparing in practice is the only way to ensure the opportunity for a win. This is one of the vast forms of preparation meeting opportunity in everyday

Normal people from all over the world can challenge themselves to become stronger, faster, and push to work harder, sports are a means to get oneself there.. “One of the nice things” about sports “is that each [person] can express [themselves] at [their] own level”(2) and in their own way. Because action sports are so personal, athletes love what they do. At the end of the day extreme athletes, and those that are physically active, feel more accomplished and they desire to get back out there again and again because they love to explore and express themselves in their life-style choices. If people never had a desire to become more, imagine how boring the world would be; nevertheless, because of action-athletically minded people great changes are made daily.

Physical activity also provides a feeling of success not only for the person participating, but the spectator too (Wuest & Butcher, 1999, p.271). Wuest and Butcher also say, “To win in sport also is to win in life” (1999, p.271), and that it has become “evident that sport…holds many meanings for its participants as well as having a significant

The world of sports is a hazardous and unforgiving path. One minute an athlete is the king of the hill and the next, he is falling off that same mountain.