What is resilience, and how does resiliency impact an athlete’s growth? Resilience is a mental attribute that helps an athlete rise to challenges (making comebacks late in a competition), successfully deal with adversity (competing when your game is off or competing in difficult playing conditions), and cope with difficult situations (dealing with injury). All athletes can identify performances … Sport Psychology Article…
How Resiliency Can Help You Overcome Adversity Resiliency is a characteristic elite athletes possess and every athlete faces adversity. Dealing with adversity is just part of sports. You are not the only athlete that gets unlucky breaks or experiences setbacks… All elite athletes will have their share of adversity each season. So, if you are going through some … Sport Psychology Article…
Helping Kids Thrive in Sports In this week’s sports psychology podcast, mental game of sports expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn interviews Dr. Kate Lund. Dr. Kate Lund is a licensed clinical psychologist and performance coach with more than 15 years of experience. She has specialized training in medical psychology from Shriners Burn Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital and Beth Israel … Sport Psychology Article…
The Benefits of Having Mental Toughness Mental toughness is what separates the good from great. With mental toughness, you always have a fighting chance. Mental toughness gives you the confidence needed to keep pushing forward despite the competitive situation. The key component of mental toughness is the ability to focus on the challenge right in front of you. … Sport Psychology Article…