3 Performance Insights from Russell Wilson

Last season prior to Super Bowl XLIX, Inc. magazine sat down and talked with Russell Wilson’s trainer Jonathan Brooks. Brooks shared three traits that help make Wilson a poised, resilient performer under duress. 1. He practices the art of getting out of his comfort zone. “I was amazed by how quickly he adapts to the different […]
Coaching a Difficult/Selfish Player – Part 1

The following article comes to us courtesy of Spencer Wood and ICEBOX Performance. Whenever dealing with a player who is not executing a request, team rule, skill, or play, I always divide the issues at hand into ‘can’t do’ and won’t do’ issues. Can’t do issues are usually a physical skill deficiency or mental skill […]
Step 2 to Maximizing Your Team’s Performance Under Pressure

In case you missed Step 1 on Pressure Performance from Spencer Wood, make sure you click over and read before diving into the article below. Step 2 – Develop a Great Clutch Attitude If we could get in the minds of great pressure performers just before the play action and during the play action and […]
Step 1 to Maximizing Your Team’s Performance Under Pressure
The following article is written by ICEBOX Performance Coach Spencer Wood. Here is a sobering thought, in the entire history of high school and collegiate sports, the most important individual and team championship skill is often the skill that is practiced the least; namely the ability to perform extremely well under pressure. Of all the […]