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The Mental Edge: What Do You Do When You’re Waiting? 

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The Mental Edge

Extra Inning Softball has partnered with former DI softball coach Julie Jones (Akron, Cleveland State) and current Mental Performance and Mindset Coach to help give athletes, coaches and others in the softball world the “Mental Edge.”

Julie Jones

Julie spent 26 years leading Division I softball programs with her mission being simple: to build smarter students, stronger athletes and better people.

Today, she also serves as an Adjunct Professor at Ursuline College teaching well-being and performance, mindset training, athletic coaching and career development courses 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.

This week’s Mental Edge, Julie Jones emphasizes that the lesson was this. Sprinters should “listen” for the gun, not “wait” for it.

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To learn more from Julie check out her social media sites below; to contact her personally, she can be reached via email at: juliej@ssbperformance.com

View more inspiring articles by Julie Jones:

September 15, 2024: The Mental Edge: The Dissonance Dilemma: Navigating Tough Stuff With Your Team!

September 8, 2024: The Mental Edge: Stop Calling Your Team a Family…Unless You Do This!

September 1, 2024: The Mental Edge: From Artists to Athletes. The Magic of our Mind’s Eye!

August 25, 2024: The Mental Edge: It’s Information Overload Time! How Too Much Affects Our Performance!

August 18: The Mental Edge: What Are You Looking At? Lessons Learned From the Olympics and a Funeral!  

August 11, 2024: The Mental Edge: Why You Should Utilize Two Peak Performance Tools You’ve Seen at the Olympics!

August 4, 2024: The Mental Edge: Harnessing the Power of Breath: Lessons Learned On a Run With My Son

 

July 28, 2024: The Mental Edge: When Did “Standards” Become Old-School? Three Ways to Make Them Mod!

July 21, 2024: The Mental Edge: I Believe in Mental Performance Training, But How Do I Get My Team To Buy It, Too?

July 14, 2024: The Mental Edge: What Our 12U Championship Taught Me About Pressure!

July 7, 2024: The Mental Edge: It’s 12U Baseball. And I Still Lose My Mind! Three Ways to Keep Your Cool On the Field and Off!

June 30, 2024: The Mental Edge: Time. I Could Be Better at Managing Mine. How About You?

June 24, 2024: The Mental Edge: Words Become Pictures. Use Them to Enhance Your Performance!

June 16: 2024: The Mental Edge: It’s Evaluation Time and We Need a New Approach

June 9: 2024: The Mental Edge: Times are Changing, Whether You Asked for it or Not

May 26: 2024: The Mental Edge: Handling the Inevitable Changes in our Lives

May 20: 2024: The Mental Edge: The Effects of Cognitive Distortions

May 12, 2024: The Mental Edge: How We Communicate Matters

May 5, 2024: The Mental Edge: Developing a Plan to Deal with Pressure

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