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The Missing Link in Athletics

Alan Stein, Jr. and Eric Orme on the mental skills that separate good from elite, and how to build them with your athletes.

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0:14Alan Stein, Jr.: why this matters
2:49Eric Orme: a weight room for the mind
8:441. Habits
11:012. Mindset
13:183. Next Play Mentality
15:564. Focus: What's Important Now
20:305. Discipline
24:086. Unshakable Confidence
31:33What made Kobe different
33:48What a mental fitness system looks like
40:44The symposium programs
43:06Closing thoughts from Alan
From Alan Stein, Jr.

Six concepts to help your athlete get mentally tougher.

1

Habits

What they do when no one is watching dictates what they can do when everyone is. The habits have to match the goals.

2

Mindset

Do the best you can with what you have, wherever you are. No blaming, no complaining, no excuses.

3

Next Play Mentality

Respond thoughtfully and intentionally instead of reacting emotionally. Feel it, but do not let it drive the behavior.

4

Focus

W.I.N., What's Important Now. Play present: the next play, what you control, and the process.

5

Discipline

Motivation is a feeling. Discipline is a decision. Progress, not perfection.

6

Unshakable Confidence

Earned through reps, keeping the promises you make to yourself, and empowering self-talk.

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