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A Passion for Coaching: Is it making you better or weighing you down?
Coaches Corner
“Do it with passion, or not at all.” We’ve all heard it. If you aren’t going to be passionate on the floor and give it everything you have, then don’t bother. If you want to be better, if you want to be the best, you have to be passionate…

How to Perform Under Pressure and Radically Reduce the Chance of a Mistake
Mental ToughnessUnlike other sports, dance coaches don’t get to coach ‘during the game’. Instead, we have to watch from the side and hope that our team can perform under pressure. We have to simply stand back and hope they don’t make a mistake during…


4 Mental Toughness Myths Holding You Back From Your Peak Performance
Mental Toughness
If you’ve ever set goals for your team at the beginning of the season, or encouraged your team to take the floor with confidence, or used visualization before competition then you understand the importance of mental toughness training. …


15 Meaningful Ways To Be A More Motivational Coach
Coaches CornerGet this content on the podcast! Passion for Dance Podcast, Episode 1
Ever felt discouraged in the midst of intense nationals practices because the team isn’t giving it their all? Or have you started off the season with high hopes for an amazing…

How to Inspire a Resilient Athlete: Practical Coaching Tips for Resilience Training
Mental ToughnessWant this content in a podcast?!? Check out Episode 2 of the Passion for Dance Podcast
It's competition season and there's a million things going on... but are you thinking about resilience training? During this season many teams have multiple…

Mental Toughness Training: How to Overcome Mental Blocks
Mental Toughness
There's more about this on the podcast! Check out the Passion for Dance Podcast Episode 8!
The challenge to overcome mental blocks can only be surpassed with mental toughness training. Training that takes place a little bit at a time every…

The 3 Things I Hate More Than Losing
Coaches Corner
It’s the heat of competition season, which means more stress, long days, and dealing with the pressure you feel after losing (even if losing just means you were 2nd place). It's the season of long Saturdays at a competition, football playoffs,…

The Best One-Minute Mindfulness Activity for Dancers
Mental ToughnessIn the days where high schooler students have 32 hours of things to do in a 24-hour day, and college students are expected to do well in school, maintain a job, get an internship, volunteer, and never take a break… we could all learn a little…