SportStrata

08/08/2022

What are the Mental Skills For Success? Join Amanda Fazio, MS in this donation-based Online Workshop with proceeds to benefit Strong Girls United and their important work.

AUGUST 29th
6PM ET

10/07/2021

Interested in hearing more about what we do at SportStrata with the athletes and performers we work with? Check out Dr. Jonathan Fader and Amanda Fazio on ! Now streaming on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube

04/14/2021

Mindfulness is purposeful awareness of your attention in the present moment. As a humans, athletes, and performers your attention might wanders away from the present moment and task. The goal of mindfulness in mental training is to increase awareness and control of your attention so you can stay more focused on the present in practice and competition. 💥😇💭

01/11/2021

You may be training your physical body, but what about your mental endurance? We work with athletes to develop mental flexibility on and off the field. Here are 3 mental drills that any athlete can work on:
(1) Being present
(2) Imagery practice
(3) Developing a mantra

03/12/2020

While there is no "cure" for the YIPS, techniques known as sensory tricks are often helpful. These tricks - like biting a toothpick while putting or reciting a poem when shooting a free throw - can help the brain block out ancillary noise & focus entirely on the task at hand.

03/11/2020

The Yips can be described as a "focal dystonia," a neurological condition causing 2 separate groups of muscles to contract simultaneously, resulting in a sudden jerk. As such, the Yips does not = "choking" - it is neurological in nature, only exacerbated by stress or pressure.

03/10/2020

The term "Yips" was coined by Scottish golfer Tommy Armour. We will talk more about the science tomorrow, but there is no real consensus on how it starts or how it stops. We do know that they are not exclusive to golf-they affect people in other sports & across other industries.

03/09/2020

It is likely that you are winning at life if you incorporate these three vital practices into your daily routine: 1) Expressing gratitude; 2) Working on your relationships; 3) Pursuing meaning in all that you do.

03/08/2020

03/07/2020

A great LEADER is__________?

03/06/2020

Check out the remarkable story of Marko Cheseto! Credit to ESPN for posting the original story.

03/05/2020

1. Self-Talk should always be in your OWN language - language that you recognize and understand.

2. Self-Talk should be SHORT & SWEET - less is more when talking to yourself.

3. Self-Talk should be tied to a value or goal - make it inherently important to you in some way.