Elizabeth Lombardo

PRACTICE MAKES PERMANENT

In a highly anticipated conference matchup, the two football rivals were locked in a standoff—neither team able to hold the advantage for more than a moment. As the seconds wound down, the offense brought on their seasoned kicker. With five seconds on the clock and the crowd giving him their full attention and voices, the

COLLEGE PREP

When recruiting coaches compare athletes and scout for talent, they’re looking at more than your technical skills and physical abilities. They’re searching for high performers with that undeniable spark. Some coaches call it passion. Others consider it natural talent. At EleVive Sports Psychology, we call it a ‘peak performance mindset.’ Peak performance is the culmination

MASTERING THE MENTAL GAME

When it comes to asking for help, most of us wait until the last possible moment to reach out. As the saying goes, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!” But the truth is, in almost every area of life, proactive effort consistently defeats defensive maneuvers. That’s why offseason mindset development is essential to athletes’

SKIP PERFECTIONISM

As a clinical psychologist and coach who works with teens, one trend I am seeing in our adolescents is a rise in perfectionism. While some associate perfectionism with having a neat junk drawer (think every pen neatly aligned and paper clips stacked according to size and color), it is actually much broader than that. In

GO WITH THE FLOW

Stress levels are at an all-time high. For adults, this shows up in the high rates of burnout. A recent Deloitte study found that 77 percent of people have experienced burnout at their current job, and 91 percent say that unmanageable stress or frustration impacts the quality of their work. For younger people, this high-stress

OPTIMIZING PEAK PERFORMANCE

HAVE YOU EVER MADE a mistake and replayed it over and over and over again in your mind? I call this “pressing on a bruise.” It doesn’t feel good and is not helpful. It can cause more stress, guilt, and anxiety. Athletes can often get stuck in the past, berating themselves (or their teammates) for

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