Top 11 Tips & Tools for Student-Athletes
Want to be more successful in your sport and in school? Don’t leave things to chance or luck.
I’ve worked with thousands of Student-Athletes and collected my Top 11 Tips & Tools based on their feedback and biggest struggles.
These are proven, science-backed strategies & methods that will help you succeed!
I am a speaker, workshop facilitator, life coach, and mental health professional. I'm also a former DI and DII athlete and I can honestly say I wish I would have known HALF of this stuff when I was competing.
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11 Tips & Tools for Student-Athletes:
#1: Manage your time.
The number one struggle I hear from student athletes is that they don't have enough time. Your time is under your control, so watch how much you're using social media and use your calendar.
#2: Be proactive about your mental health.
There's things that you can do on a day to day basis to be proactive about it. Most people, until their world is on fire, until they do something. But fires that have already started are much harder to put out rather than being proactive about them.
#3: Use affirmations and mantras.
These are super powerful tools at your disposal to keep you focused, whether it's in the classroom or on the field or whatever form of competition space that you have.
#4: Do the whole-brain posture.
This is a way to cross your arms and legs and breathe that will put your brain into a whole brain state and reset your energy circuits. To see the full breakdown and how to do that, watch my video on YouTube.
#5: Take it one step at a time.
How to cultivate a resilient mindset or finding motivation on hard days? Just take it one day at a time. One moment, one practice at a time. Don't always think about the end of the season. If you're having a tough day, just pick one thing to work on and focus on that.
#6: Sleep!
Sleep is so important. It is crucial for not only your muscle and your brain's recovery, but to prepare you for the activities the next day. So make sure you're getting enough sleep.
#7: Be mindful of the food you're consuming.
The food that we consume can either feed us and help us, or It can hurt us and inflame us. One of the biggest things is sugar. So watch the amount of sugar that is in your drinks and in your food. Try to cut back! The max should be 25 grams a day.
#8: Visualize!
Visualizing is an incredibly powerful tool. If you visualize the moves or the plays that you need to do perfectly, that is going to create the muscle memory without you having to execute it perfectly. And then when you do try to execute it, it will be that much easier.
#9: Buy in to the process.
Believe in your coaches, believe in yourself. If you're constantly doubting yourself, you're going to create a self fulfilling prophecy.
#10: Be kind to yourself.
You’re not perfect, no one is! We’re all human. Give yourself grace, have fun and remember why you started doing the sport in the first place.
#11: Water!
Make sure you're drinking enough water. You need at least 8 oz per hour when you're at rest and you need even more when you are moving and exercising. See my 60 second video about how much water you need here.
Check out my full YouTube video to see in-depth breakdowns of all of these points.
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