In This Episode We Discuss: The importance of goals Matching words with ACTION Consistency with off-season training Injury prevention Sports Parent accountability Decision Making

Welcome back to Sports Mastery. In this episode, I share: The future of the show experiences throughout the Pandemic Inspirations Lessons on perseverance Thank you for listening. Peace & Blessings. DeShawn Fontleroy

We are in this together. Everyone in the sport community is feeling the impact of COVID-19. Events and competitive seasons at all sport levels have been cancelled or modified. Facilities have been closed or usage has been restricted.  Athletes, coaches, parents, and sport stakeholders have scrambled to develop contingency plans. In this episode, we highlight…

In this episode, Sugey Gomez and I discuss: 1. How the COVID-19 pandemic affecting student-athletes? 2. The greatest impacts felt by student-athletes stem from school closures. 3. Being in the house with family members, and not getting to see friends and teammates. Let's face it, teens have different developmental needs than adults. They're at the stage…

Adapting To Online Learning   Sugey Gomez Discusses:     1. How to stay organized   2. Creating a structure to meet deadlines   3. Knowing when to rest your eyes from the computer screen   4. Her new projects...  

 Staying Motivated During The COVID-19 Pandemic Sharks aren't being affected by this and neither should you. Here are some reflections and lessons that you should consider:   1. Keep Moving: Set small daily goals.It is important to recognize that these aren’t normal times, and your productivity is likely not at its peak right now. That’s…

As a coach, I'm always looking for an edge to develop my athletes. I get caught up with equipment, new technology, the popular coach's book for the month, etc. But now I'm beginning to look at each athlete that I train different. This leads us to genetics by understanding  and respecting all of our historical…

7 REASONS 1. Mentors believe in you, even when you don’t believe in yourself. 2. Supportive relationships are formed. A mentor gives a mentee access to a supportive relationship. A mentor becomes the mentee’s ‘go-to person’ which is someone where he/she can get advice from and assistance into how to deal with situations and how to…

Muscle-To-Mind Relaxation Skills (Circle Breath) Taking slow, deep breaths can help performers/athletes/individuals be able to lessen muscle tension, racing heart rate, or stomach butterflies. There are a number of breathing exercises, but the simplest and most basic one is a Complete Breath (AKA Circle Breath). Basically, a deep breath from inhaling via nose, a slight…

To master the art of doing, you need to create habits and routines in the brain that are relatively resistant to quitting and paralysis-by-analysis.For the routine to become automatic, we need to design it with such conscious and deliberate precision that it's read made to run on autopilot. Step 1: Learn the pattern, crack the…