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Mental skills coach Graham Betchart has a piece of advice for coaches: positive reinforcement is absolutely key in the moment an athlete makes a mistake.

Diversity in schools, work, and sports is a hot topic. We know it's important, but this TEDx talk actually goes one steps further as the speaker explains that diversity actually makes us smarter! Check it out:

"Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan press on has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race. - Calvin Coolidge, 30th president of the United States.

Sports icon Billie Jean King says one thing she learned from her time in tennis was that pressure is a privilege. Watch the video below to hear more about this and other life lessons

You have to want it.

Dream a little (or big) dream this weekend... and then go get working on making it come true!

While the Winter Olympics have come to a close, the lessons we can learn from them are never-ending. Here are 5 principles of adopting an Olympian's mindset from Dr. Colleen Hacker, mental skills coach for the US Women's National Ice Hockey Team since 2011.

Today's the day! Go "All in for SCU" by donating to your school, team, center, or program of choice on this year's Day of Giving. https://buff.ly/2FgKjC6

We've talked before about how important goal-setting is for coaches, teams and athletes alike.. but how exactly can you help your players set goals? This article lists four steps to do just that

A quote from an absolute icon to send you off on your weekend...

Sometimes what matters is not giving it 100%, but 1%, every single day.

A cool thing from the Winter Olympics: Norway's Ski Team dominated, and they say it's because of the social quality and closeness of the team. Check out the article from The New York Times on the team below

A bit of motivation for you from a basketball legend as you start your week. Happy Monday!

If you've been watching the Winter Olympics, you might have watched this happen, but we wanted to share anyway because this is such a great example of friendship and teammates.