Articles
What is a Coach?
By Mike Linn, Velocity Sports PerformanceAugust 09, 2007
As
the popularity of sports performance training continues to explode, it is
important to understand what separates Velocity Sports Performance from other options. Is it our state of the art training
facilities which rival even the biggest college and professional complexes? Or maybe it is our programs which are
scientifically designed to improve speed, power, and agility – the three
pillars of athleticism.
FOCUS - Mental Skills Conditioning : Playing Big in Big Games
By Dr. Michael Gervais, Sports PsychologistAugust 02, 2007
The Zone can be a really tricky place to drop into. And unfortunately, the harder you try to get into the Zone, the less likely you’ll be able to experience it. Getting into the Zone is really about trusting your preparation and being able to let go of thinking about the outcome by becoming totally absorbed in the immediate task at hand.
FOCUS - Mental Skills Conditioning : Improving FOCUS with Attentional Training
By Dr. Michael Gervais, Sports PsychologistAugust 02, 2007
FOCUS - Mental Skills Conditioning : Poise Under Pressure
By Dr. Michael Gervais, Sports PsychologistAugust 02, 2007
Train Like a Pro, Even if You’re 12
By Catherine Saint Louis, New York TimesJuly 19, 2007
Sports performance training is becoming de rigueur for ambitious stars
in the making or unfit youngsters whose parents want to shore up their
confidence. Great athletes aren’t born, they’re made — or so goes a
slogan for Velocity Sports Performance, one of the leading centers that
aim to treat Jack or Kate like Steve Nash or Jackie Joyner-Kersee.
Feedback Traps - From USOC Olympic Coach Magazine
By Cheryl Coker, Ph.D, New Mexico State UniversitySeptember 21, 2010
The importance of providing athletes feedback regarding their performance is without question. Unfortunately, a number of feedback traps exist that coaches can fall into. These traps reduce feedback effectiveness or worse, create unintentional consequences that can hinder performance. Here are five common feedback traps that should be avoided.