Mental Skillset

Hooked & Curious

The player has an interest in the game to the extent that it result in an enduring curiosity about it that drives him/or to learn.

Anchored

Player understands what he loves about the game and can use that to re-focus and re-energize.

Tactically and Strategically Sound Understanding

Mentally Tough

Team-First, Selfless

Attitude-Positive

Affective-Presence-Positive

This person's mere presence contributes a warm-welcoming, focused-fun, competitive environment. They aren't the worrier, the whiner, the angry kid, the distraction or the destroyer any and all of which move the team energy away from where you need it to be.

Impact-Positive

Progress-Positive

Growth-Oriented Mindset

Growth Mindset - Skills aren't Fixed. exit comfort zone. fail, acknowledge failure, and push throught it focus on the process, those things inside your control, not the results. deliberate practice - researching, learning, practicing, refining and maintaining valuable skills in a structured, consistent way address successes in relation to how impacted your process, not whether it was ultimately a success or failure.

Motivated / Goal-Drive

Accountable

Good Under Pressure

Context/Environment-Aware and Responsive

Knows what's going around him, responds and adapts accordingly.

Self-Aware

Has a high level of awareness about his state.

Emotionally Intelligent

Inwardly, he/she understands what he is going through, aware of and monitoring their thought process, comprehends how it's currently impacting their success, and takes steps to keep his performance in line with and above expectation in spite of his personal.

Outwardly, he's aware of his impact on others, can read and accurately assess how others are dealing with things and takes steps to create a positive impact, or at a minimum doesn't negatively impact others.

Receptive/Responsive (to Coaching)

Rowing in the same direction,

Applying techniques

Good Concentration

Focus-Proper

Understands he should be focusing on what he can control. Player is tuned in to (receptive and comprehending) the messages, the input, being sent to him and dialed in to (focused on) accomplishing the essentials of the task, his output is int part the correct response to those messages.

Additionally, he's able to identify, judge and ultimately filter out distractions.

Good Work Ethic, High Work Rate

Does the player appreciate the importance of training sessions, and does the player bring high energy to those sessions.

Resilient