I provide the context and the path for you to maximize the limited time you have to achieve best results. We also join the dots on how a dedicated focus in the swim does more for you as an athlete than just improving swim performance.
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Notes on Elite Behavior, Effective Communication, Proper Feedback and Identifying Talent
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Notes on Elite Behavior, Effective Communication, Proper Feedback and Identifying Talent
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Notes on Elite Behavior, Effective Communication, Proper Feedback and Identifying Talent
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Two Purple Patch athletes, Sandy Holbrook James and Sarah Gott, share their journeys of integrating multisport into their time-starved lives and how they both transformed from recreational athletes to Kona Qualifiers!
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Athlete health should be the central component of long-term development of all levels of athlete.
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Matt goes back-to-basics with a discussion on Nutrition - Your Backbone to Performance
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Matt answers listener questions about the Purple Patch Squad
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What lessons can coach and athlete draw from one day that doesn’t go as planned?
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In Part 2, Matt explains how to give and receive effective feedback in order to be unified on a shared mission of improvement.
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Sarah Piampiano and Chelsea Sodaro talk about how they’ve been lifted and supported as teammates and friends who train with each other even when they compete against each other.
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In this first part of a multi-part series on Feedback in a Performance Culture, Matt defines effective feedback and illustrates where it fits in the context and cycle of a performance culture.
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The meat and potatoes of this episode of real-life postseason case studies will educate, provide perspective, and provide the “why” behind the framework of different scenarios.
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Postseason - It’s your phase for preparation and continued evolution as an athlete.
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Evolve or Die. A Favorite Purple Patch quote. The concept is anchored in the resistance of falling into a fixed mindset and it is a relentless curiosity to seek ways to improve.
Change is never easy. No matter our situation, the easiest path is to fall into familiar, but to thrive, we must be equipped to change, willing to evolve, and open to developing the bravery and resilience to pursue improvement.
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