Think Outside the Box
Think Outside the Box
Fatima G. Carriles
Room 6: How to Have a Great Golf Mindset (feat. Coach Loopy Lopez) "Where your mind goes, everything follows"
42 minutes Posted Feb 19, 2021 at 7:42 am.
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“You are missing the beauty of life if you are always “What could Have been…”

Head Coach at ERAU Women's Golf, Florida

  • Brief intro to the current team at Embry - Riddle Aeronautical University
  • What does a coach look for on players when recruiting?
  • The importance of coachability and awareness
  • Golfer’s Job on the course
  • How to handle pressure on the course
  • Practice pressure
  • The importance of visualization
  • Block practice vs. Variable practice (Mechanics vs. Tournament style practice)
  • Practice should be simulation, no perfection
  • Perfect only for thought, process, execution
  • Brain and muscle activity
  • The importance of awareness
  • How to overcome adversity
  • Less TOB “Transfer Of Blame”
  • Control what you can control
  • Your preparation and mindset will have an impact in result
  • Emotional Freedom Technique
  • The importance of deep breaths
  • LPGA Player: Jaime Hullet. A story of perseverance
  • Q&A to the players
  • Advice to her younger self
  • “You answer to a higher power and you try to honor your family”

Listening to Coach Loopy is a true blessing. Little gift for my former teammates