But, I have to hand it to Dennis Erickson and the Arizona State University Sun Devils.  Now that it has officially been reported by Ted Miller on ESPN.com, I can talk about ASU enlisting The Pacific Institute to take the their football team through PX2 this spring.

Considering what happened with the University of Alabama since they went through PX2 over the past two seasons, I will not be surprised if ASU challenges for the Pac-10 title in the coming years.  They may even develop into a national championship contender.

So, I’m not ready to change my allegiance, but consider my hat tipped to head coach Dennis Erickson and the decisions makers at ASU who made this choice.  If you are a football coach looking to turn the tide, why not take a look at what “Turned the Tide“?

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If you are a coach, athletic director, or even an athlete looking for a every ethical edge you can get, maybe you should check out our PX2 program and see if The Pacific Institute can help you and your team to do more of the things you know you are capable of.

Congratulations again coach.  You definitely deserve it.

A lot has been said about the reasons for Alabama’s resurgence to national prominence as a football powerhouse.  Most of these articles and discussions start with head coach Nick Saban, and they should.  His leadership has set the tone for every aspect of the football program.  While having the best college football program in the country is the goal of the University, producing fine, responsible, and productive young men is the ultimate aim of the program.  With each player understanding their responsibilities to the team and taking responsibility for reaching their potential, both the team and the players succeeded.

Check out this article from ESPN.

There is an entire section of this website dedicated to the implementation of TPI’s program for youth “PX2″.  There is also a subsection for the implementation of this program in sports, featuring an video introduction by Pete Carroll.  Within that, there is a page dedicated to our clients on the football field.  Alabama’s participation in the PX2 program is chronicled there, with some links to outside news and sports agencies regarding our partnership.

Former NFL players Antowaine Richardson and Nesby Glasgow, who are trained as PX2 facilitators, took the players through each of the 12 units during training camp for the last two years.  Tailoring the program for application on the football field, the players identified areas in their own skill sets and roles on the team where their were underperforming to their potential.

One of the first questions asked of PX2 participants is “Who’s in control?”.  Basically, the question is trying to discover whether it is external or internal forces that drive our behaviors.  Truly, it is a mix of both.  But, in order for us to be responsible for our behavior, we have to acknowledge that we are in control of our lives.  If this is true, then as a result, we ourselves are the biggest limiters of our effectiveness and performance.

If at times you feel like a victim, then you may be able to alter this belief with a greater understanding of how much control you really have.  While we can’t control everything that happens to us, we can often control how we respond and react.  By removing the victim-mentality, we can see outside influence in a different light.  Either it is imagined, or we cannot change it.  Either way, our focus should remain on that which we can effect.

Alabama set a goal to win the SEC championship this year.  Why not the BCS national championship?  Maybe because the last three SEC championship winners have gone on to win the BCS national championship.  It’s clear that the next goal is to win the game against Texas in January.  No one for Alabama is hoping for referees, weather, luck, fate, or anything else outside of them to work in their favor.  When it’s time to play, these guys know “Who’s in control.”

Send me an email if you are interesting in hearing Lou Tice and Nick Saban speak in Alabama on January 25.

Roll Tide.

As you may or may not know, coach Nick Saban hired The Pacific Institute to take the entire team through the PX2 curriculum last fall before the 2008 football campaign.  This fall, he brought our facilitators back to train the freshmen.  How much of the team’s success can be attributed to the their mental toughness is difficult to measure.  But the tools they used to gain that psychological edge are no secret.  Sports Illustrated noted it last year.  As did the Chattanooga Times Free Press.

PX2 works.  It’s fun to watch the results play out in the national sporting news.  But it’s still accessible for local youth sports teams.  Read more on this site and send me an email for more information.  You can view the first unit of PX2 for free here.

I love my job.

For more on PX2 Sports Swimming, please click here, or send me an email.

The Issaquah men’s soccer team won their first ever game in the state playoffs on Tuesday.  It was a 2-1 victory over Puyallup.  They went through the PX2 program during the season and have seen experienced a complete turn around from the past several years.  Check out the articles on last night’s win:

http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/east_king/iss/sports/45514832.html

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/highschoolsports/2009240089_wyrwich20.html

http://www.issaquahpress.com/2009/05/20/new-%E2%80%94%C2%A0sports-update/

Brian Board, who is directing the PX2 prorgram for the team said:  “If I didn’t completely believe in the power PX2 before…. I do now!”

Check out the PX2 sports page for more info on how this program helps athletes take their thoughts to success.