Are You Combat Ready? 

"Mastery of fundamental skills leads to lethal projection of combat power."
 Robert W. Cone
 Battle Focused Training

"Given the importance of the moral dimension in war, the readiness of soldiers and units must include psychological preparation for combat....Soldiers must be prepared to make rapidly a psychological transition from peace to conflict, potentially without forewarning or indepth knowledge of the situation."
 Robert W. Madden
 Living on the Edge: Building Cohesion and the Will to Win by Robert W. Madden

 Both quotes are from Leadership: The Warrior's Art by Christopher Kolenda, Editor


The one group of fundamental skills that are overlooked by many teams and coaches are the mental skills. And if these fundamental skills are not introduced or practiced on a regular basis, then how can a team or its players be "combat ready" for any game? How many times have we seen teams that appeared to be physically or athletically superior and yet still lose their games?