Success in Track & Field ... and Life
Share As a coach and athlete, I’ve always preached passion for the sport of Athletics or Track & Field, fair play & honesty (e.g. being drug free) and the pursuit of excellence. Excellence is about doing your best WITH passion. I used to wash dishes ay my parents’ restaurant at the age of 12, but [...]
Share With the indoor season around the corner, I want to remind those athletes in the NCAA that caffeine is still on the list of controlled substances. The NCAA maximum acceptable level is 15 mcg/mL (micrograms per millilitre) in the urine. Now unless you have a Starbucks Venti sized drip coffee with an extra shot [...]
Share Last week’s article on PRP and ACI sparked and irritated some readers. Mostly Tiger fans, of course. Today’s mailbag contained an email asking me, “Are you claiming Tiger Woods is on steroids?”. Let’s see… Along with physical characteristics such as acne, facial hair and acromegaly, steroid users usually show signs of aggressiveness, huge egos [...]
Share This is part one of a series entitled, What’s on Your Bookshelf? I’m always inspired by someone else’s reading list. Or Bookshelf. Have you ever watched a comedy movie with a group of people? Do you notice how some people laugh at certain scenes, while others laugh at other scenes? It’s the same with [...]
Share Do you have any Track and Field Superstitions? Hallowe’en is around the corner! I used to always wear black and yellow sweat pants and sweatshirts. Why? Because they are the colours of a Tiger. The last time I checked, tigers were fast animals. (I stole the idea from a Rocky movie) I also wore [...]
Share After eight books, A Game Plan for Life: The Power of Mentoring is the one closest to John Wooden’s heart: a moving and inspirational guide to the power of mentorship. On October 14, 2009, John Wooden turns 99 years old. As active and vocal as ever, Wooden heads into his tenth decade eager to [...]
Share There are several posts on “Attitude” on this Blog. The best articles include the Dan O’Brien story, Maintaining a Positive Attitude, and Attitude: the Difference Maker from the 2007USATF National Podium Education Project Why is Attitude the most important factor for success? You know that numerology numbers game where: A = 1 B = [...]
Share Certificate in Sports Hypnosis Presented by Gary Baker Director, The Centre for Sports Hypnosis London, United Kingdom Starts: Friday January 30, 2009, 09:00AM Ends: Saturday January 31, 2009, 05:00PM Event Type: Training / Seminar Location: The Centre for Sports Hypnosis, Greater London, GB Price: £245 – £295 Website: http://www.sportshypnosis.org.uk Related Keywords: Hypnosis, Hypnotherapy, Hypnotist, [...]
Share My InBox has been flooded with Promotions from future affiliate vendors. I guess when you have the readership as high as Speedendurance, you’re bound to get a ton of promotional material. Other than the usual Hoodia products, I am surprised to see the increasing number of Energy Drinks. If my memory serves me correct, [...]
Share This guest post was written by Eric Grant of the KnowledgeWorks Foundation’s Map of Future Forces Affecting Education. Mind and Body The Olympic Games are the ultimate expression of all that we have learned about training our minds and bodies to maximize performance. Athletes spend years preparing to compete, and coaches and trainers take [...]
Share Yesterday, I wrote about the Nike Swift Suit and Nike Track Spikes. With all the talk about the amazing comeback of Dara Torres, let’s take a closer look at those swimsuits. It’s hard to imagine a swimmer with more clothes than a track and field athlete. The Speedo LZR Racers Swimmers in Speedos are [...]
Share Some athletes will do anything to win, as long as it’s legal. We’ve heard the cliché that winning is X% physical and Y% mental. You can plug in your own numbers, but we all agree there is a mental aspect to sport success. Or meltdowns, especially when fatigue is a factor. I’ll be attending [...]
Share JON LEE KOOTNEKOFF & ASSOCIATES and IIHSI ANNOUNCES THE MENTAL EDGE SPORTS SEMINAR Friday, June 6 – 7 at the Burnaby Winter Club, BC Vancouver, BC — “On Friday June 6th and Saturday June 7th, Jon Lee Kootnekoff & Associates and International Ice Hockey Systems Inc. (IIHSI) will be hosting a Mental Training Seminar [...]
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Steven Bradbury – Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Olympics
Share With the Vancouver 2010 Olympics approaching, this has to be one of my best memories of any winter Olympics. Steven Bradbury of Australia is most well-known for his unexpected gold medal at the Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Olympic Games in the men’s short track 1000 metres event from three unlikely events occurring. The [...]