HOW TO TRAIN TO IMPROVE

Posted by Coach Excellence on November 12, 2025 in Coaching Hints |

Now everyone is going to say …. “Of course I train!… but do you…do you understand the real meaning of training. The three processes are  … TRAINING … PRACTICE … COMPETITION … Let’s break that down a bit – TRAINING. Training is taking the time to work on the little elements of performance, one at a […]

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HAVE YOU TRAINED YOUR BRAIN?

Posted by Coach Excellence on November 12, 2025 in Mind Work |

HAVE YOU TRAINED YOUR BRAIN LATELY? Changing thoughts and habits: an ongoing project… Human beings think. We think all the time. It is a central factor in our lives; our experience of reality is shaped by the moment-by-moment flow of our thoughts. As long as we can still learn, we can change our thought habits. […]

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DRY FIRE & IMPROVE

Posted by Coach Excellence on November 12, 2025 in Coaching Hints |

We all have need to dry fire. Many top Prone, Position and Benchrest shooters regard dry-firing as legitimate and valuable practice.  I offer the comment though, that rim-fire rifles may well be damaged by dry-firing on an empty chamber – there is a solution. Possible – The firing pin may hit on the edge of […]

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BECOMING AN ELITE ATHLETE

Posted by Coach Excellence on November 12, 2025 in Competition |

7 Steps to Becoming an Elite Athlete Don’t assume you’re too old or out of shape to make your dream of becoming an elite athlete come true. The oldest Olympic medallist was 72! Here are steps you can take towards living your dream: Critically assess your physical condition The first step is to determine what […]

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DRY FIRING with Marcus Raab

Posted by Coach Excellence on December 31, 2017 in Coaching Hints |

Technical Training-Dry Firing by Marcus Raab Introduction Many of us as coaches and/or athletes are impatient. We want results now if not yesterday. We look for and try many different things to improve the performance of our athletes. Some ideas work, others do not and a few work for some athletes, but not all. There […]

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PROCRASTINATION

Posted by Coach Excellence on June 23, 2017 in Mind Work |

PRO…CRAS….TIN….ATION By James Caan. Procrastination, AKA the thief of time, is one of the main contributors to the lack of productivity in any scenario. We’ve all done it. Putting off a task and convincing ourselves it’ll all be fine… until we decide to conquer it last minute and cause even more stress. I think it’s […]

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MENTAL BAG OF TRICKS

Posted by Coach Excellence on May 25, 2017 in Mind Work |

By Tricia Van Nus. CREATE A SOLID BASE   If the mind is to succeed, then it will do so, after the creation of a solid base of knowledge, experimentation and training.  Trying something once and expecting a miracle is just not going to happen.  Know your mind and body, train your mind and body, and success […]

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