Jim Thompson: The Interview on Role Models
The most dominant athletes ever, people like Michael Jordan, Mia Hamm, and Tiger Woods, aren't just outrageously skilled. They're also some of the most mentally tough people around.
If half of being a great athlete is mental, isn't it amazing that so little time is spent at practice developing players' mental games?
Jim Thompson, the founder of Positive Coaching Alliance, thinks that many coaches actually do things that weaken their players' mental toughness. Some of the biggest names in coaching -- Phil Jackson and Dean Smith, for example -- agree.
Positive Coaching Alliance takes the most cutting-edge sports psychology and turns it into simple techniques that athletes can use to maximize their potential. If you're serious about becoming a complete athlete, you have to listen to this fascinating interview.
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Jim's nominees for future episodes of Role Models are: Ken Ravizza - Sports psychologist; David Shields - Author of True Competition; and Dan Gould - Director of the Institute for the Study of Youth Sports.
