Advance Sport I.Q. with Coach Kevin Skeens

In this episode coach Skeens interviews Molly from Salem College. She shares some tips about motivation and determination.

Its not enough to just show up and play if you want to do your absolute best. In this episode coach Skeens shares some proven tips for teams and individuals to prepare the mind and body for competition! Tune in and level up!

In today's podcast Coach Skeens interviews 2 time All American Kate Pestova. She shares her journey to greatness and some tips on mistake management and confidence.

In this episode Coach Skeens talks about how positive self talk affects our brain and gives some powerful techniques to help players manage mistakes and stay positive on the court!

When it comes to achieving our goals it all comes down to improving and getting better. Today coach Skeens shares some proven tips on how to "hack" the process and Get Better Faster!

Today Coach Skeens talks about the importance of being able to move on past mistakes quickly by using some proven tools of success.

As the season winds down it signals the time when coaches start thinking about who their MVP might be. Today coach Skeens talks about the tools that a MVP would use while making a huge impact on and off of the court.

It's normal to have times of doubt, fear and insecurity, this is sometimes known as the bad wolf. It's also normal to have times of confidence, freedom and joy! In order to have more good times than bad times we need to feed the right wolf, the wolf of confidence. Today coach Skeens discusses 5 tools that you can use to increase confidence and self worth quickly!

Being able to finish strong is learned skill. If the right steps are put into action playing your best when it matters most is something you and your team can attain. In todays episode Coach Skeens shares 3 tips on how to finish strong and play your best in the final stretch of the season!

All players have the ability to impact their team and change the momentum of a match! In this episode coach Kevin and coach Jessica are joined by a player who did just that and the result was GOLD!

In this episode coach Kevin shares some tools from the Practice Mindset that can help you to become "LIT" up and make dramatic improvements this club season both on and off of the court. How we look at setbacks, face fear and treat each other, makes a huge difference in our ability to improve. Listen up, take notes and Get Lit!

To reach your potential as an athlete, you first must be able to control your mind. You do that by controlling rituals and routines. Today coach will cover some game changing ideas on how to create solid routines to get your mind, body and spirit ready to play your best! Tune in, take notes and put them to work because mental toughness tools work if you work them!

The ability to overcome mistakes is perhaps the most important skill when it comes to mental toughness. If a player can not move past a mistake quickly and effectively, it can cause the entire team to suffer. In this episode Coach Kevin discusses 3 proven techniques to help you move on after making a mistake.

Confidence is everything when it comes to performance. It can be especially challenging early in the season to show up as a confident team. But assuredly the teams with the most confidence will do the best. This episode will give you and your team some tips and tools so that you can take the court with CONFIDENCE!

If you want to take your game and your life to a new level you have to try different things. So today Coach Skeens will give you some tips and tools to help you to improve both on and off of the court using a mental toughness journal.

Big national tournaments like Crossroads bring on a completely different level of distraction. Learn how to use the "4 F's Of Focus" to prepare yourself and your team to conquer the big stage and become a Game Changer!

Finding the ZONE as a player and as a team is one of the most beautiful things in all of sports. Being in the ZONE is when your training takes over and you are playing your best.... fully absorbed in the moment. The ZONE is not something that just happens....it is something you create. So listen in take notes and find out how to take your game into the ZONE!

Pre-Performance anxiety is a mindset based in fear and doubt. Our mindset is created by our energy and our energy is made up of what we think, say and do. In this episode Coach Skeens will give you 3 tips on how to change your energy, increase confidence and become a Game Changer!

Coach Janelle helps to deliver some killer tips on how to shift into the game day mindset!

Here are 3 tools to help you take your game to the next level.