Jan 24, 2017 | Education, Mental Toughness
This post was taken from TES. See original post here Independent schools know that development of resilience is not only a good selling-point but also brings greater success in hard-edged exam results, writes one head It’s official, then: children in independent...
Jan 24, 2017 | ASEAN, Coaching, Mental Toughness
Orginally posted by Mental Toughness Partners here Basketball is a sport that requires its players to be mentally tough and this discipline was amply illustrated on our son’s school’s recent basketball tour to the USA. During this 3 week tour, 28 boys and 7 coaches...
Jan 24, 2017 | ASEAN, Coaching, Mental Toughness, Sports
Original post from Mental Toughness Partners In the sporting world athletes reach their peak performance at different ages for different sports. For example, swimmers predominately reach their peak performance in their late teens /early twenties, tennis players mid...
Jan 20, 2017 | Education, Mental Toughness
Fiona Clapp Education Blog In the second half of this term my school along with about 60 other independent schools will embark on a fascinating piece of research commissioned by the ISC, the aim of which is to measure whether independent schools are better able to...
Jan 18, 2017 | Education, Mental Toughness
Assessing Mental Toughness The study provided a unique opportunity to assess almost 10,000 pupils in 60 schools using the 4Cs mental toughness framework. The data emerging from what is a very significant study has been interesting, valuable and insightful. Importantly...
Jan 16, 2017 | ASEAN, Coaching, Mental Toughness
When you are fatigued through heavy mental or physical demands your performance is likely to suffer. In this excellent post, Mental Toughness Partner, Michelle Bakjac explains how being mentally tough can keep you performing. CAN MENTAL TOUGHNESS IMPACT FATIGUE?...
