IMG: How an athlete impacts confidence

Do you ever wonder why some athletes and coaches seem to persevere regardless of the circumstances? They stand strong against injuries, adversity, illness and whatever seems to face them.

With everything happening 'off the field' in the world of professional, collegiate and high school sports there is a demand to broaden and strengthen the current educational platform. It is extremely rare to look behind the scenes and see the 'mental skills' that many of America's top athletes and coaches have used and learned to maintain high levels of performance.

These are important, trainable areas to us at IMG Academies and we look forward to bringing you a front-row view of the specific tools athletes Vinny Testaverde, Mark Herzlich, Jamie Moyer and others have utilized to accomplish exceptional feats.

MaxPreps is bringing you a 12-part video series developed by Alabama Football's mental conditioning consultant, Trevor Moawad, and the IMG Performance Institute. It explores the character components of elite performance. This is video No. 1, titled How an Athlete Impacts Confidence .







Look for the remainder of the series to run each Thursday on MaxPreps.com