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Dew glistens atop the grass on a Saturday morning at Xcel Energy Mountain Bike Park in Shakopee. While most are asleep, Dr. Erin Ayala and Alex Wulbecker-Smith are in mid-season form…setting up four cherry-glossed canopy tents and fifteen vibrant pseudo-recliners that rival a La-Z-Boy chair and inflatable pool seat crossover.
Simple, yet meaningful beyond what one would ever know.
It’s the first weekend of the Minnesota Cycling Association’s fall mountain bike league. With a middle school race on Saturday and high school race on Sunday, around 1,200 racers will hit the course south of the Twin Cities metro. Hit copy paste for nine race weekends throughout the fall spanning the entire state, featuring over 3...
Premier Mailbag: October 10, 2022
This week’s question: How can your child compete comfortably in pressure situations?
All athletes face it: those times when the going gets tough or stakes are high and routine shots, plays, or actions become easier said than done. It’s especially frustrating when those shots, throws, or actions are ones that the athlete has completed thousands of times in practice or in previous competitions. It’s a crippling feeling; muscles become tight, myriad what if’s swarm the mind, and quick movements turn to molasses. To put it simply, the athlete is unable to play freely and pressure is often the cause. Athletes of a...Premier Mailbag: Sept. 1, 2022
We all know that competing in sports is much more than just Xs and Os on the field. Regardless of age, level, or experience, we’ve all dealt with the mental side of the game and the struggles and difficulties that it brings.
We also know that the mental side of sport is often more difficult than the physical side.
You’ve made a free throw hundreds of times in practice but sinking that shot with the game on the line may seem near impossible.
You may have the best serve in the entire state, but for some reason, your arm feels like it weighs 1,000 pounds when serving in a match.
That simple throw from second base to first suddenly becomes terrifying when there are hundreds of eyes on you.
The mental si...