Rebel Edge

Improving the quality and quality of your sleep is one of the easiest and quickest ways to improve your performance. Understanding the link between quality ZZs and performance can help athletes make changes that are much needed. Dr. Michael Grandner is one of the top sleep researchers in the country. In this first episode of a three-part series he lays out some of the information that helps us understand our nighttime selves better and begin a path to more rest and better performance.

Dr. Josie Nichiolson gives a summary of her conversation with Dr. Chris Bader, Assistant Athletic Director for Mental Health and Performance at University of Arkansas. Dr. Bader is also the team sport psychologist for USA Boxing. In their conversation, they discussed mental training and ways to continue to work on the mental game while away from the sport. This summary episode gives practical tips for improving the mental side of performance in one’s daily life.

Just about every athlete has a time in their career in which they aren’t able to engage in practice the way they are use to whether that’s due to injury, closure of facilities, or other situations. Athletes can still be engaging in mental training while away from the playing field. Dr. Chris Bader, Director for Mental Health and Performance at the University of Arkansas, talks about a variety of ways to improve your performance by improving mental skills.

Dr. Josie Nicholson gives a summary and main points of her conversation with Dr. Chris Carr, Director of Performance Psychology and Team Behavioral Health Clinician for the Green Bay Packers, on using failure and loss to improve your game. This brief episode contains practical tips on how your performance can gain from loss.

Dr. Josie Nicholson interviews Dr. Chris Carr, the Sport & Performance Psychologist at St. Vincent Sport Performance. He has consulted with numerous universities, Olympic teams & professional teams & is now the current sport psychology consultant for the Indiana Pacers & the Green Bay Packers. Dr. Carr delves into failure & loss & how these experiences are vital to creating success for the elite athlete.