{"id":14264,"date":"2017-09-01T12:53:58","date_gmt":"2017-09-01T16:53:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/athletics\/?p=14264"},"modified":"2017-09-01T13:07:14","modified_gmt":"2017-09-01T17:07:14","slug":"mind-of-the-athlete-fall-sports-communication-talk-today-by-dr-jarrod-spencer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/athletics\/mind-of-the-athlete-fall-sports-communication-talk-today-by-dr-jarrod-spencer\/","title":{"rendered":"Mind of the Athlete Fall Sports Communication talk today by Dr. Jarrod Spencer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/athletics\/files\/2017\/09\/MOA-9-1-17.jpg\" class=\"local-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-14266\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/athletics\/files\/2017\/09\/MOA-9-1-17-1024x581.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"449\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/athletics\/files\/2017\/09\/MOA-9-1-17-1024x581.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/athletics\/files\/2017\/09\/MOA-9-1-17-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/athletics\/files\/2017\/09\/MOA-9-1-17-768x436.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nhvweb.net\/nhhs\/athletics\/files\/2017\/09\/MOA-9-1-17.jpg 1230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/a>Some points of emphasis from the Mind of the Athlete Communication at the\u00a0Lions Athletic Leadership Academy discussion today:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Put away your cell phone when someone is talking to you.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Toughness is being able to talk about your feelings and not just suppress them.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Use more &#8220;I feel &#8221; than, &#8220;I Think&#8221; statements to express your self &#8211; people can argue with your thoughts but not your feelings.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Increase your positive self-talk.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Teams that &#8220;High Five&#8221; more are more likely to play better, are more cooperative and win more games.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Speak the hard truth to each other, but do so in a loving way.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Encouragement enhances performance. Encourage your teammates.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Talk about your stressors\u00a0with people who can help you.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">People tend to remember how you made them feel more\u00a0than what you said.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Face to face verbal skills <\/span>are<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"> important, especially for conflict resolution.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some points of emphasis from the Mind of the Athlete Communication at the\u00a0Lions Athletic Leadership Academy discussion today: Put away your cell phone when someone is talking to you. Toughness is being able to talk about your feelings and not just suppress them. 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