by Kolin Kriitmaa | Mar 4, 2025 | The Performance Lab
Soccer is often described as a physical game – but anyone who has played or coached it knows the truth: soccer is a thinking game played at speed, under fatigue, and under constant evaluation. The best players aren’t just faster or fitter. They make better...
by Kolin Kriitmaa | Feb 18, 2025 | The Performance Lab
Hockey is fast, unforgiving, and constantly evaluative. Mistakes are public. Shifts are short. Feedback is immediate. And performance is judged not just on what you do – but how consistently you do it. That’s why mental performance isn’t a “nice to have”...
by Kolin Kriitmaa | Feb 11, 2025 | The Performance Lab
Parents play a far bigger role in an athlete’s mental performance than most realize. Not by coaching from the sidelines – but by shaping the emotional, psychological, and relational environment athletes live in every day. Mental performance isn’t just what...
by Kolin Kriitmaa | Feb 4, 2025 | The Performance Lab
Today’s athletes aren’t just training harder – they’re processing more. More information.More comparison.More feedback.More pressure to perform and present themselves as high performers. Mental performance for athletes in today’s sport isn’t about...
by Kolin Kriitmaa | Jan 30, 2025 | The Performance Lab
In high-performance sport, it’s tempting to believe that more work always equals better results. More reps. More playing time. More ice. More miles. More intensity. But performance doesn’t break down because athletes don’t work hard enough. It breaks down when...
