In our first episode we are joined by Markus Arvaja to talk about the growth mindset and its importance in sports and coaching. Markus is a Senior Lecturer at Haaga-Helia University of Applied Science as well as serving as the Mental Coach for the Finnish Women’s National Ice Hockey Team. We describe what a growth vs fixed mindset is and how to identify them in players, why it is important to educate coaches, players and parents about growth mindset and finally how to create an environment that makes people want to be involved in their development and become curious. In this episode we mention a few resources so please check them out for more knowledge on the subject!
Mindset: A New Psychology for Success by Carol Dweck
Peak: Secrets from the New Science on Expertise by Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool
And check out these links provided by Markus:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5836039/
https://www.mindsetworks.com/science/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC18253/
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