An injury can take you off the field, but it can also take a piece of you with it.For many athletes, getting hurt is more than a physical...

Listen to this article: Getting injured is more than a physical setback. It shakes your confidence, your routine, and sometimes your identity.The pain is not only in your body. It is also in your mind. Understanding how your emotions work during recovery can help you heal faster and more fully. The Truth About Emotions After Injury People often say recovery follows “stages” — denial, anger, sadness, acceptance.That might sound simple, but it is not how real athletes experienc

Listen to this article: You train to make your body strong. But strength is not only physical. What happens in your mind can change how your body performs and how likely you are to get injured. Research shows that stress and pressure change how your muscles move, how your brain reacts, and how fast you recover . The more pressure you carry, the higher your risk of injury. What the Science Says Experts call it the Stress and Injury Model . It explains how your mind and body wo

Dr. Ken Ravizza, one of the pioneers of sport psychology, taught elite baseball players a simple truth: you can’t erase nerves or...

Confidence isn’t something you’re born with. It isn’t luck. It isn’t a personality trait. Dr. Nate Zinsser, who trained U.S. soldiers at West Point to perform under combat-level stress, proved it: confidence is a skill you train daily. When you train it, pressure doesn’t feel like a threat. It feels like fuel. Why This Matters In sport, penalty shots, finals, and clutch plays are your “combat” moments. Anxiety will always show up. The difference between athletes who fold and

As a coach, your head is packed—practices, recruiting, travel, family, admin. David Allen’s Getting Things Done  is built on one truth:...

James Clear’s Atomic Habits  shows how tiny habits compound into massive results. The secret? Make the right behaviors obvious, easy,...

Here’s the formula: push hard, then recover. That is how muscles grow. That is how focus grows. That is how you grow. Most athletes only...

Chris Bailey’s research showed that productivity comes down to three things: time, attention, and energy.  As a coach, you don’t just...

The world tells athletes and coaches to do more. More practice, more clubs, more meetings, more commitments. But more does not always...

Athletes and coaches juggle more roles than anyone sees. School, practice, games, family, friends, recruiting, recovery. It is easy to live in emergency mode—always reacting, never feeling ahead. The real edge comes from protecting what matters most before  it turns into a crisis. For Student-Athletes: Weekly Role Map You are not just an athlete. You carry multiple jerseys at once: Student, Athlete, Teammate, Son or Daughter, Parent, Partner, Friend... Once a week, map your r

The best results in sport don’t come from grinding nonstop. They come from training smart, with blocks of time fully locked in. Cal Newport calls this “Deep Work.” At RIZE, we call it your mental weight room. When you protect distraction-free time, you build focus like a muscle. No wasted energy. No attention leaks. Just pure power, going exactly where you need it. For Student-Athletes: One Block a Day Think of study the way you think of the gym. You don’t “fit it in,” you re