Would you consider yourself an A-plus teammate? Most football players on a team would consider themselves good teammates. If you ask them why they believe they are positive, productive teammates, you hear “I get hyped for my teammates when they are playing,” “If a teammate has a bad play, I check on them,” and “During … Read More
How to be Ready to Compete Do you stay sharp when you are on the sidelines and not playing? In other words, are you mentally ready, at a moment’s notice, to enter a game, be your best and make a solid contribution to your team? Teams refer to this readiness as the “next man up” … Read More
Communicating Effectively to the Team What qualities characterize an effective leader or captain? If you were to list the qualities of an effective team captain, you would probably include: Many times, our idea of how a team captain should act doesn’t match the attitude or behaviors of the team’s captain. See if you can identify … Read More
Present-Moment Focus or Future-Focus? What exactly do these terms mean when playing football? These two terms are talked about quite often in football. They are also referenced as focusing on the process or focusing on outcomes. A present moment focus or process focus refers to immersing yourself in what is happening right now–the current play … Read More