We’ve heard it all. Every excuse in the book to skip a post-workout stretch. However, static post-workout stretching is equally as important to training as the formal workouts themselves and should be made a regular, consistent part of any track & field athlete’s training plan.

Visualize their goals and dreams. High tier athletes imagine themselves competing and performing their athletic event with precision, accuracy and success. One thing that separates advanced athletes from average athletes is their ability to train their mind as much as they train their body.

How athletes cope with their stresses and issues of an injury inevitable determines the outcome they will have when returning to the sport.

A profitable and successful culture is one in which the team members work together, share knowledge, successfully communicate and support each other inside and out of the team atmosphere. Feeling supported within a team helps the team bond more intimately. As a result, they can do great things knowing they have the support of one another.

Motivation is essential in sport to maintain the effort you put in to reach the goals you have set. To achieve these goals, you need to persist and work hard; they will not come to you otherwise.

There is no such thing as “the perfect diet.” Although there are hundreds of recommended diets and food plans available for all kinds of athletes, a “quick fix” or “one size fits all” meal plan does not exist. Learn how to properly nourish yourself.