by Kolin Kriitmaa | Jan 30, 2025 | The Performance Edge
Have you ever thought to yourself, why is my athlete not playing more? One of the most difficult challenges athletes face is navigating playing time. It is no secret that by the time your athlete gets to the competitive or high performance level of sport playing time...
by Kolin Kriitmaa | Jan 23, 2025 | The Performance Lab
Performance anxiety is one of the most misunderstood experiences in sport. Many athletes assume that feeling anxious means something is wrong – that they’re not mentally tough enough, confident enough, or ready enough. In reality, anxiety is not a...
by Kolin Kriitmaa | Jan 16, 2025 | The Performance Lab
Confidence in sport is one of the most talked-about performance factors – and one of the most misunderstood. Athletes often feel confident one moment and uncertain the next. A missed shot, a bad shift, a mistake early in the game, or a stretch of poor results...
by Kolin Kriitmaa | Jan 16, 2025 | The Performance Edge
There are as many perspectives on what competitive, high performance, or elite sport is. To be fair every sport and its sport culture has its unique perspective and role in the sport system. As such it is important to define the differences to guide you through the...
by Kolin Kriitmaa | Jan 9, 2025 | The Performance Lab
Motivation in sport is one of the most misunderstood parts of athletic development. Athletes are often told to want it more, work harder, or push through. Sometimes that works – briefly. But over time, this approach is one of the fastest ways to create burnout,...
