Angela Salem just completed her ninth season as a professional soccer player and her second as a graduate assistant coach at Springfield College. The Akron, Ohio, native played two seasons for the Boston Breakers in the NWSL, including starting all 24 matches and logging 2,117 minutes in 2017. This … [Read more...]
Mental Edge: Mental health advice to reach your potential
In a small New England town, a young athlete sits alone on the bus as he rides home from his soccer game. “I’m not good enough to play,” he thinks as he cries, silently, to himself. Waves of frustration and worthlessness wash over him. These raw emotions aren’t rooted in what did happen during the … [Read more...]
Mental Edge: Embrace the eye of the hurricane
This is the story of the three little pigs — from a mental performance perspective. The three little pigs live with their mother, who, having spent years raising them, launches them from her home and into the world. So each pig needs to find a place to live. The first builds her house out of … [Read more...]
Mental Edge: Go with the ‘flow’ to peak on game day
As an athlete, you’re always practicing your physical skills to improve your performance, but are you effectively training your mind to improve your performance as well? By learning to flex your mind like a muscle, you can develop your mental edge to unleash your best performances when you need them … [Read more...]