by Kolin Kriitmaa | Aug 27, 2026 | The Performance Lab
Tryouts are different. You aren’t just playing your sport – you’re being evaluated while you play your sport. Every shift, rep, mistake, drill, and interaction can suddenly feel like it matters more. Did the coach see that mistake? Am I doing enough? How do I...
by Kolin Kriitmaa | Aug 25, 2026 | The Performance Lab
As a new season approaches, athletes usually know exactly what they’ve done to prepare physically. They’ve trained, practiced, and worked on strength, conditioning, speed, technique, and sport-specific skills. But there’s another question worth asking:...
by Kolin Kriitmaa | Aug 21, 2026 | The Performance Lab
Athletes are taught to work. Train hard. Get stronger. Put in the extra reps. But performance isn’t just about how much stress you can absorb. It’s about how well you recover from it! Training and competition create stress on purpose. Muscles fatigue....
by Kolin Kriitmaa | Apr 2, 2026 | The Performance Lab
Mental performance skills are often what separates good athletes from great ones. It’s the edge that shows up when your body is screaming to stop, but your mind chooses to keep going. As basketball legend Michale Jordan said: “Fatigue makes cowards of us all”...
by Kolin Kriitmaa | Feb 5, 2026 | The Performance Lab
“The only person you should try to be better than is the person you were yesterday.” As an athlete you hear this all the time:“Compete harder.”“Beat your matchup.”“Outwork everyone.” But here’s something most athletes are never taught 👇 The original meaning of...
by Kolin Kriitmaa | Jan 22, 2026 | The Performance Lab
Confidence is often misunderstood in sport. Many athletes believe confidence is something you either have or don’t have. Something that shows up when you’re winning and disappears the moment things go wrong. Athletes often even think you have to “have” confidence in...
