Real Development
David DurandPsychological insights for those supporting modern athletes.
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Why Young Athletes Start Defeating Themselves Before Anyone Else Can
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Around ages 12–14, the game starts to feel different. Not only because the sport gets harder, faster, and more competitive, but because the athlete’s inner world is changing. Their self-consciousness expands....
You Are Batting From a Different Box
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The brain is not simply responding to life as it happens. It is predicting.
Moment by moment, your brain is taking in information from the present while comparing it to what it has already lived through....
Renewing the Athlete’s Mind
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A major part of my work with athletes is helping them shift how they perceive and interpret their experiences.
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Helping Young Athletes Find Words for What They Feel
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Young athletes often do not know what they are feeling. They know they are mad, upset, overwhelmed, or ready to quit, yell, cry, shut down, blame someone, or get away. But underneath the surface, there is u...
Connection Is Not a Strategy to Get Back to Correction
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“Connection before correction” is a helpful principle when working with young athletes. But like many good ideas, it can become distorted. It can become another tool we use to get what we want. We can...
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Mental performance consultant with a background in clinical & sport psychology. I help athletes, coaches, and organizations integrate the psychological side of performance & growth.
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