Jeff, the offensive guard on the high school football team tends to become especially nervous in competition. The more critical the challenge, the more nervous Jeff gets – and you guessed it – the worse he plays. This is an example of just one of your biggest coaching challenges – to help Jeff learn to manage his stress more effectively.
Britney, wellness director for the City Senior Center and Cardiac Rehabilitation Center, runs a group fitness program for patients in recovery. But she is worried. Some of her clients don’t stick with their exercise programs once they are released or after they start feeling better. How can Britney sort this out? [Read more…]