Submitted for publication by Trisha Kellogg, wife of SFA women’s basketball coach, Mark Kellogg. Basketball is life.  I lived and breathed those words from a young age.  I spent hours upon hours in the gym in a tiny Montana town hoping enough people would show up to play a game of pick up ball.  I would…

This article is about becoming mentally prepared to play your best game… Step 1: create a compelling story Every athlete has a story about his sports life. For some athletes, it’s a story about numerous mistakes and failures, not playing up to one’s potential, missed opportunities, and believing that other players were more fortunate or…