I am interested in the young athletes I train, and their mental position on their sport. So much of modern society is about showing up, doing what is asked from you.
Being successful in any sport means training at higher intensity than anyone else, doing more than the coach asks of you, going the extra mile.
I have been invited to consult on many teams conditioning programs, and more often than not, it isn't the program that is the problem it is the attitude of the athletes that are the problem.
Here is the average picture, Billy shows up to practice in his new under armor outfit, does just enough not to get yelled at, and scurry away before anyone notices, and repeat for the prescribed number of weeks. Then competition comes around, little Billy runs, swims, jumps, like shit. Mommy searches out the coaching staff to ask why Billie looks like shit. What they can't tell the mom is GO ASK BILLY!
By the time competition comes around it is too late to fix the problem, magic doesn't just happen, it is built with blood sweat and tears, in the off season.
The athletes that I have personally worked with, the ones that got the best playing time, were the ones that went that extra mile. They have not all been the best athletes, but better than average ones that tried harder than everyone else.
