
Eli is a sport psychology consultant and mental game coach who works 1-1 with athletes to help them improve their mental skills and overcome any mental barriers keeping them from performing their best.
He has an M.S. in psychology and his mission is to help athletes and performers reach their goals through the use of sport psychology & mental training.
What Causes Sports Anxiety?
How to Handle Nerves at the Beginning of a Season
How to Use Mental Reps to Train While You’re Injured
5 Confidence-Draining Habits Athletes Need to Break
How to Handle Self-Doubt Before and During Games
3 Mental Toughness Exercises to Use Before Your Next Game
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What Causes Sports Anxiety?
Have you ever dealt with anxiety before or during games? To the point where your hands were shaking, you had that intense feeling of nervousness

How to Handle Nerves at the Beginning of a Season
Do you get really nervous at the beginning of a season? Do you feel more expectations and notice that you typically don’t perform as well

How to Use Mental Reps to Train While You’re Injured
One of the most frustrating and difficult parts about being sidelined with an injury—other than just not being able to play in the game—is not

5 Confidence-Draining Habits Athletes Need to Break
When we play with confidence, we play with trust in ourselves to go out there and perform well. This leads to free play. It leads

How to Handle Self-Doubt Before and During Games
In this article, we’re going to go over how to handle self-doubt both before and during games. The way we are going to look at

3 Mental Toughness Exercises to Use Before Your Next Game
In this article, I’m going to go over three mental toughness exercises you can use before your next game. Hey there, I’m Eli Straw, a
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