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Extra Inning Softball has partnered with former DI softball coach Julie Jones (Akron, Cleveland State) and current Mental Performance Coach at SSB Performance to help give athletes, coaches and others in the softball world the “Mental Edge.”
Julie spent 26 years leading Division I softball programs with her mission being simple: to build smarter students, stronger athletes and better people.
She also teaches courses in Sports Science and Coaching at the University of Akron, Ursuline College and Baldwin Wallace University in both the undergraduate and graduate studies programs.
Continuing her work of helping student-athletes reach their goals on and off the field, Julie regularly sends Mindset Made Simple Tips to players and coaches across the country as well as posting them on her site, SSB Performance.
To learn more about Coach Jones you can visit SSB Performance or she can be contacted via her email at juliej@ssbperformance.com.
In this week’s Mental Edge, Julie Jones provides insight into motivation, discipline and commitment. While motivation provides the initial impetus and discipline ensures consistency, it’s commitment that ultimately drives results.
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As the Red Hot Chili Peppers say, we “give it away, give it away, give it away now” much too easily and often!
What do we give away so readily you ask?
Our power.
I’ve been all over the region over the past month talking with everyone from high school programs to dental groups and Ph. D’s about power. These conversations start with the three power tools that are cornerstones of a solid mental game. The reason I have these conversations with every group no matter who they are or what they do is because we all give our power away and we chalk it up to something less insidious.
How do you give your power away?
Do you ever give it away to your mood? Your emotion? A bad call? An injustice? A screaming parent? A missed opportunity?
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