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Variety adds spice and energy to your training. Change your workouts and practice routines from time to time to keep your motivation up. Every sport involves some repetition, but you don’t have to practice in the same way, or at the same pace and time every day. Working on a variety of practice drills can shake things up and keep you from getting bored and losing motivation.

Think about mind-skill training as well. Many times athletes focus solely on physical training skills. As an example, we frequently discuss with golfers the best way to train. They never hit 20 balls in a row, consecutively, during a game. Golfers do this on the range all of the time, however. Instead, we encourage our golfers to hit one ball, going through their pre-shot routine and assessing the shot from a skill and mental standpoint. We would rather a golfer hit 20 balls in 45 minutes and do so as they actually would do in tournament play. This is mind-skill training and helps to mix up training and make it better. If practice is better, you will be better. If your practice is deliberate and focused, you will get even better. Now that is motivating!

Seek and find the new trends in physical and skills training in your sport. For example, more athletes are participating in yoga for better flexibility and mind control. There are also many new neuro- and biofeedback devices to help track mental training.