Dr. Mitch Smith Mental Performance Coach

As a sport psychologist I am biased about the value of the services offered by me and my colleagues. Of course, I have the Thank you’s of ...

REFLECTIONS ON TAKING YOUR GAME UP TO THE NEXT LEVEL A few years ago I was invited to speak to players at a Big Man’s Camp for NBA...

FOCUS. It’s one of the critical ingredients in athletic success. Professional athletes with whom I have spoken who made the transition fro...

Many athletes have told me about a game where they didn't play well and later realized that they was busy trying to make things happen...

I recently met with Swen Nater, who played at UCLA for legendary coach John Wooden, then went on to play a dozen or so years for the Lakers...

I had a discussion recently with members of a Division 1 basketball team who were lamenting the fact that the selfish play and me-first at...

Alan is a 7-footer who, like a lot of the bigs I work with, finds himself not getting many touches of the ball.  It has affected his game...