FSU Athletic Coaching faculty. Certified Mental Performance Consultant® (CMPC). Former DI coach/athlete, talent analyst for SECNetwork+ & ACCx. Posts are mine!
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Stress, anxiety, bad days can lead to impulses. Before you make a decision or choice, slow yourself down. Are you making the situation bigger than what it is? Will you regret the decision later? It can help to have trusted others help you think through things too!
Read about how to apply the Healthy Mind Platter to your day for a “better” brain!
Enjoyed this post from @DrBuning for @PrepSoftball on how to have a healthy mind for better softball performance. 🧠
prepsoftball.com/2026/10/16/…
Join me for two cool webinars coming up in November. Hosted by @AASPCoachSci Use the QR code to register or DM me for a link.
Seeing people finally catching up to psy. with the building confidence talk: "You don't need more *confidence; you need more evidence" talk. Not wrong. Evidence is big; there are other sources to consider too. Enter Bandura's self-efficacy theory: Credit simplypsychology.org/self-ef…
*Confidence & efficacy are two different constructs. Credit psychologyexposed.com/self-e…
Happy National Coaches day to all you coaches out there! A special shoutout to our FSU coaching students & alum! athleticcoaching.fsu.edu/
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Megan Buning, Ph.D., in the Anne Spencer Daves College of Education Health, and Human Sciences, (@fsuannescollege), presented to 70 to 80 people with Parkinson’s disease and their caregivers at Westminster Oaks in Tallahassee. 🧠💪🤝
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In the 34yrs I’ve been in sports, I can’t remember hearing about an injury like this. This affects every coach, athlete, & fan that witnessed this too. 🙏
Furman defender Luke Munson announces his retirement from soccer. Munson had to have his lower leg amputated after suffering a double fracture against Duke on August 27. Wishing him all the best
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There’s nothing wrong with hard.
What’s wrong is expecting to get better while avoiding everything that challenges you.
You have to choose the work before you earn the result.
Find something that inspires awe for you. Let yourself get caught up in the wonder & beauty of it. Awe is connected to gratitude & all the good stuff that comes with the attitude of gratitude 💕. What inspires awe in you?
FACTS. Leaders don’t play petty games by expecting others to figure them out. Leaders set the tone. What tone do you set?
A little blip on implementation intentions & what they add to your mental toolbox…
Enjoyed this post from @DrBuning, who wrote about using implementation intentions in softball to help players push through uncomfortable and unexpected situations on the field. 🧠
prepsoftball.com/2026/09/24/…
What works for some doesn’t work for all! 😆 This goes for mental skills too! There are so many different strategies & approaches to performance. Find an adaptive strategy that you like. You don’t have to do something just because you teammate, coach, parent does it.
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Every year on or right before 9/11, we show this video to our students. It’s not only powerful story-telling, it’s a reminder to a younger generation about how life altering 9/11 was for those of us who lived it. It’s only 10 min #themanintheredbandana
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Dr. Megan Buning is BACK on WEDNESDAY WISDOM!
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Why this works: Because your brain’s defense for you feeling uncomfortable is to have you think it’s “too much,” hence stacking thoughts to protect you from something it thinks you need protecting from. “This needs structure” focuses on taking action & shifts brain to solutions.
Had a fun talk w/@malesser on the No Such Thing podcast about how video is used & advancing in coaching: shows.acast.com/nosuchthing/… via @acast
The power of unity. Crowd of many backgrounds came together for a common goal - lift the singer up & help him through. This is what leaders/coaches strive for. Find the build the relationship, common vision, create buy-in then step back & let the team run. Truly beautiful!
Reflection is a powerful skill you can learn & teach to improve performance. Are you using it? Not sure how? Take a quick read: prepsoftball.com/2026/08/27/…
