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Ask PCA Live #14: Effort and Growth Mindset

Every week, we go live on Facebook from our Mountain View office. In our fifteenth session, we discuss keeping student-athletes in a growth mindset throughout their athletic careers. 

In this session, Tina discusses the difference between a growth and fixed mindset of an athlete and how to ensure that they stay in a growth mindset. By measuring growth through effort and creating effort based goals, she explains the long-term positive effects that can have for student-athletes. When coaches encourage their athletes to focus on the Elm Tree of Mastery, athletes gain confidence to continue to pursue growth over results.