Ask for What You Want

Are you being treated the way you want to be treated?

Do your parents provide the support you need to do your best?

Do your coaches teach you skills and tactics in a way you understand?

Do your teammates encourage you in a way that motivates and inspires you to five it all you’ve got?

There are many uncontrollable factors in sport. You can’t control the weather. You can’t control when delays occur and how long they last. You can’t control your teammates and opponents’ performances.

Effort is not just about the intensity you put forth in each performance. It’s also about doing your best to receive the support and guidance you need. Ask for what you want so that your performance can improve.

Talk to your coaches and let them know what kind of feedback you prefer in training and in competition. Tell your parents what you would like them to say to you before an after competition. Let your teammates know what kind of support really helps you get in the ‘zone’.

If you don’t ask for what you want, you will get what other people think is beat for you. Your coaches will treat you the way they were treated as athletes or how they think you want to be treated. Your parents will talk to you the only way they know how to talk to you. Your teammates will encourage you the way they want to be encouraged.

The worst thing that can happen when you do ask for what you want is that you don’t get it. You’ll be left exactly where you are now – no better, no worse. On the other hand, the best thing that can happen is that you do get exactly what you want. Then you’ll be much closer to achieving all of your goats

Call to Action

Choose one person you feel comfortable asking for what you want. When you speak to him or her, be direct and specific when you ask for what you want.

Believe and Achieve,
Dr. Haley

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