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Up your game with resources for student-athletes and parents to cultivate a high-performance mindset, fostering confidence, focus, and resilience for sport and for life. IMG Academy’s mental performance experts share their best tips, lessons, and experience to help you win your future.
Wins and losses are easy to score — but confidence isn’t something you can define by the numbers. Instead, as you build self-assurance, turn to these five student-athletes to learn their definitions of confidence.
The Believer: Gerard O’Keefe, ’24, Basketball
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Junior golf star, 2023 IMG Academy salutatorian, and current Princeton student-athlete Flora Zhang has emerged as a standout talent in the world of sport. Zhang posted eight top 10 finishes over 18 World Amateur Golf Ranking-counted events between 2021 and 2023. She also graduated at the top of her high school class and was accepted by an Ivy League university. It would be fair to say that Zhang knows what it feels like to experience pressure. She also knows what it feels like to have an off day, setback, or disappointment.
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It was February 2023, opening day for the Louisiana State University Tigers, and freshman Brady Neal was behind the plate getting ready to catch the first pitch.
“I was definitely nervous playing in front of 13,000 people for the first time, but I knew I had to be 100% locked in and focused on the game,” says Neal, 18, a 2022 graduate of IMG Academy. “As the catcher, you’re the only player who can see all the other eight positions, and everyone is feeding off your body language. You have to be mentally strong.”
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We spoke with former Leadership Expert, Diamyn Hall, a former Division I baseball player with a degree in psychology for his tips and tricks to become a better leader on and off the field.
Hall: Toward the end of my career, I realized how impactful leadership coaching and character development can be because I was also a team captain and I know what I studied to become a better leader. I wanted to make sure that my next transition with baseball involved giving back.
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Sport is more than physical. It is also a mental game. Mastering the five essential skills below can strengthen your performance on and off the field. Read on to learn about each one and start developing a healthier mindset.
Your motivation. Your goal. This is the drive that propels you to try, to practice, to keep going, and to excel. Commitment is the energy that fuels you, and allows you to never give up.
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These motivational techniques can help you cross the finish line confidently — on the court, course, and in life.
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To succeed as an athlete, it takes more than just talent and physical prowess. Mental performance skills — including the ability to concentrate, handle pressure, and be resilient in the face of adversity — are just as important.
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Picture this: You're at the free-throw line with five seconds left to go in the game and you're down by one point. You look up to see the coach from your dream school in the stands. Nerves begin to creep up. What do you do? Allow the fear of missing the shot to overwhelm you, or do you step up with confidence and make the shot?
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Halftime is more than just a break from the game. How you approach halftime could determine how you perform in the second half. For example, practicing positive self-talk can boost your confidence going into the second half and help improve your performance. Keep reading for more tips on how to refocus and refuel during halftime.
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Have you ever stopped to think about how hard our minds work during competition? It's a constant battle against distractions. Whether it's the cheers of the rival team's fans, trying to remember plays, the pressure of a big game or even that annoying itch from your jersey tag that just won't quit, distractions are everywhere and even the tiniest one can prevent us from reaching our goals.
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