If you’ve spent any time driving a young athlete to a big game, tryout, or tournament, you’ve probably felt the tension in the car. Maybe your usually talkative child is suddenly quiet. Maybe they barely touch their breakfast. Or maybe they finally say, “I... 
Books can be a powerful way for young athletes — and the adults supporting them — to better understand confidence, pressure, focus, and the mental side of performance. Below are a few of our favorite reads to help athletes build resilience, strengthen mindset skills,... 
Greene Lights Newsletter · Issue #7 Our clinicians and coaches respond to your real questions about performance, parenting, and the mental side of sport. Spring Edition MK | Micheal Ketner | Music Therapist | michael@greenepsych.com Your Question: “I am... 
In my last post, I shared my journey as a college athlete. This one is about the psychology behind it because nothing I experienced was random. It all started with imposter syndrome. Imposter syndrome is the belief that you don’t deserve to be in the room, despite... The Milano Cortina Winter Olympics closed with a closing ceremony in a nearly 2,000-year-old Roman amphitheater in Verona. But the most memorable moments hadn’t happened in the ceremony. They’d happened on the slopes and the ice, in the spaces between... 
Why I belong… I’m an international student-athlete from the United Kingdom, born in Poland and raised in the small town of Redditch. When I arrived at the University of Delaware in Fall 2023, I showed up with more suitcases than confidence. I was excited, but I... 