Your athlete's coach sees something you might not: how your well-meaning support can inadvertently add pressure. Discover what coaches wish they could tell you about post-game conversations, parental anxiety, and supporting your competitive athlete without sacrificing their love for the sport.

Reassurance often bounces right off anxious athletes. Here are six evidence-based strategies coaches can use to help youth athletes reinterpret anxiety and perform at their best.

Research shows that elite athletes who develop embodied awareness—the ability to interpret their body's internal signals—perform better under pressure, recover faster, and make smarter real-time decisions during competition.

For decades, athletes have been told to eliminate fear and anxiety. But what if fear isn't the enemy? Research shows that understanding and working with fear—not against it—leads to better decisions, smarter performance, and sustainable success.

The difference between clutch performance and choking isn't talent or preparation—it's how you interpret pressure. Learn the four essential ingredients for performing at your best when it matters most.

The feeling of never being enough is a pervasive challenge for dedicated athletes. Discover how to move past perfectionism and build a sustainable, growth-driven approach to your sport.

Your phone might be sabotaging your athletic progress. Learn how blue light and late-night scrolling impact sleep and discover practical tips to reclaim your recovery.

"Deep breathing" might be sabotaging your recovery. Learn why low and slow breathing is the key to better performance, recovery, and mental resilience.

Discover how the Chill Zone, a collaboration between Skadi Sport Psychology and MCA, provides young athletes with emotional support, resilience-building tools, and a safe space to thrive during competition.

Struggling with long-run anxiety? Learn why it happens, how to recognize symptoms, and evidence-based strategies to transform your training mindset.

Want to level up your mental game? Discover how visualization and quiet eye training can help endurance athletes stay focused, manage performance anxiety, and tackle tough moments during races. Learn actionable tips you can start using today!

Discover actionable strategies to manage fear, bias, and anxiety in endurance sports. Learn how visualization, internal locus of control, and gratitude journaling can boost your mental performance and help you thrive under pressure. Insights from Dr. David Derus.

By acknowledging the presence of nausea without judgment, and then consciously redirecting our focus to the task at hand, we can reduce the power of these physical sensations and channel our energy towards what we’re doing in the moment–not how we’re feeling in the moment. 

Tips for endurance athletes to assess their fitness, mental readiness, overall health, support systems, time commitments, and when to decline an event to avoid long-lasting burnout and injuries.

As an athlete, chances are you've experienced performance anxiety at some point or another. Whether it's a critical speech or a big championship game, feeling anxious can put us on edge if we don't know how to handle it. So, what is performance anxiety? And why does it happen? In this article, we'll tackle these questions and dive into the science behind it. We'll also provide practical tips for managing common symptoms of nervousness before they become too overwhelming. Learn how to stay on top of your game and tackle performance anxiety like a pro!

Keywords: athlete, performance anxiety, stress management, nervousness, manage anxiety.