Luke Patrick
Parental Positivity with Purpose in Youth Sports
I grew up watching my kids play sports. Wait, what? you ask. Doesn’t the growing up usually happen before you have the kids? Well, what I...
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Articles on Athlete Performance and Mental Health
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Luke Patrick
- Jun 23, 2022
- 1 min
Reset and Go with the Two-minute Tune-in Timeout
Frazzled. Thrown. Shook. We've all found ourselves in crunch-time situations with the pressure on, and struggled with how to respond...
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Luke Patrick
- Oct 3, 2021
- 5 min
Athlete Mental Wellness: Finding the Right Sport Psychology Professional
To the benefit of the sports world and beyond, recent times have seen a huge upsurge in awareness of issues around athlete mental health....
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Luke Patrick
- Jun 28, 2020
- 2 min
Thoughts from June, 2020
If you're even slightly engaged in following current events, then you're well aware of the recent societal focus on an old, old problem....
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Luke Patrick
- May 7, 2020
- 3 min
Put Me In Already, Coach!
Being stuck in COVID-19 is kind of like being a reserve athlete It’s been several weeks, how are you holding up? Me… I’m doing ok. While...
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Luke Patrick
- Mar 29, 2020
- 2 min
Seven Ways for Athletes to Cope During COVID-19
Over the past few weeks I've had several conversations with colleagues in the area of athlete mental wellness. Through those discussions,...
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Luke Patrick
- Mar 24, 2020
- 5 min
Take Back Control with Mental Imagery
Times are unsettling. People in all walks of life are faced with strange mixes of uncertainty, boredom, and alterations to normal...
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Luke Patrick
- Mar 15, 2020
- 3 min
COVID-19 and Sports Withdrawal: Not the Kind of March Madness We Were Expecting
In recent weeks U.S. sporting events from youth to professional levels have been cancelled at widespread, unprecedented rates. Many gyms...
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Luke Patrick
- Feb 21, 2019
- 3 min
(Your) Body('s) Language
(...Or, How to Improve Your Performance Without Thinking About it) Almost by definition, sport psychology is largely about improving...
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Luke Patrick
- Feb 13, 2019
- 1 min
Goal Setting: Steps to Success!
In my work with teams and individual athletes, I find that most appreciate the value of goal setting, but few know all the elements that...
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