Performance Recovery & Optimization Lab
How Elite Performers Stay On Top
One thing that sets many top performers apart from others in their fields is the way they continue to hone their craft, even when they reach the pinnacle of their careers. Whether they’re athletes, musicians, scholars, or other professionals, they continually develop a wide range of skills, such as becoming lifelong learners or learning how […]
What Athletes Do to Maintain a Winning Mindset
It’s not just physical prowess that elite athletes need to reach the peak of their careers. Top performers must also be in the right frame of mind to achieve excellence—and to do this, they rely on a set of mental tools that allow them to build confidence, keep a steady routine, maintain focus, and develop […]
The High Stakes of Performance
When individuals, teams, and systems are operating at their best, they can seem to perform and deliver effortlessly. But when they fail to thrive, we can quickly see the negative impact on issues such as quality of work, individual and team morale, and productivity. The 2024 BU Wheelock Forum explored issues related individual human development, […]
2024 BU Wheelock Forum Photo Gallery
The 2024 BU Wheelock Forum: Thriving Individuals, Teams, and Systems, explored issues related individual human development, high-performing teams, and equitable and thriving systems. Participants discussed how to support performance in individuals, teams, and systems so they can operate at their best. For more about the Forum, check out our blog post, “The High Stakes of […]
Performance Under Pressure
How do goalies stay strong under pressure when their team’s victory—or defeat—rests on their ability to stop the other team from scoring? Despite their importance, goalies’ individualized role separates them from their coaches and teammates. While their teammates build camaraderie by training together, goalies often train alone. On top of that, some coaches often misunderstand […]
Sport Psychology Team Says “Grazie, Italia!”
BU Wheelock was well represented at the 16th Annual European Congress of Sport and Exercise Psychology, an international conference for sport and exercise psychology research. Organized by the European Federation of Sport Psychology (FEPSAC, using the organization’s French initials), the conference took place in Padua, Italy—Padova in Italian—from July 11 to 16. Edson Filho, an […]