Category: psychology

Steph Currie’s Mom’s advice

Before establishing himself as one of the greatest basketball players in the world, Curry was overlooked by virtually every big Division I college basketball program, …

(Mom) said something along the lines of: “NO ONE gets to write your story but you,” …

Stephen Curry says the best advice he ever got came from his mom when he was 13 years old

Read Steph’s story from Jan 2019.

Underrated.

Coaching style can reduce injury risk

It makes sense.

A more careful, caring coach who listens to athletes you would expect to have lower incidence of both traumatic and overuse injuries.

We have no definitive data on this, however.

Closest I’ve seen is this article by Dave Tilley:

DOES POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE COACHING STYLE INCREASE INJURY RISK IN ATHLETES?

Nick Ruddock on Gym culture

It All Starts With a Vision
Communicating Your Culture
Leadership
It’s Your Ship
Be Accountable
Develop ‘Buy In’
Be a Role Model
Encourage Diversity
Remove Toxicity
Avoid the 3 C’s

Click through for details:

TURNING TOXIC GYM ENVIRONMENTS TO WORLD CLASS CULTURES

what to SAY to your athletes

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Peyton Ernst – #MeToo

We respect the right to share your story of abuse. Or keep it private, if you prefer.

Peyton decided that now’s the time to speak.

https://twitter.com/PeytonErnst/status/1136073560215162881?s=19

Recall that Peyton retired from Alabama Gymnastics September 2018.