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Mental Keys to Performing Fearlessly in Sports

How can you perform fearlessly in competition? Do you need a boatload of confidence? Do you need high trust in your skills? Do you need to stop worrying about making mistakes? Or maybe you need to not obsess about outcomes? Okay, here’s my take…. All of these mental skills … [Mental Game Tip...]

Have You Tried Everything To Solve The Putting Yips?

Dr. Patrick Cohn, golf psychology expert and author of the "Golfer's Mental Edge" CD program, teaches amateur to tour professional golfers how to improve their mental game of golf using golf psychology strategies developed over the last 20 years of his career. In this week's … [Mental Game Tip...]

How to Use Visualization for Confidence in Sports

In this week's sports psychology podcast, mental game of sports expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn, answers a question from an athlete who wants to know how to best use visualization to boost confidence in sports! Listen to this month's sports psychology podcast to learn how to improve … [Mental Game Tip...]

Mental Game Tips to Assess Performance and Grow Confidence

Are you (or your athletes) overly self-critical of your game after losing or a poor performance? If so, you are not alone. Many athletes criticize their performance after a loss--and this is another confidence buster. If you're self-critical of your performance and dwell on … [Mental Game Tip...]

How Parents Who Are Coaches Can Instill Confidence in Athletes

In this week's sports psychology podcast, mental game of sports expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn, answers a question from a sports dad who says his son loses confidence under pressure. Learn how to keep confidence and have fun in sports when under pressure! Listen to this month's … [Mental Game Tip...]

Athletes Who Lose Confidence When They “Lose” Warm Ups

Do you (or your athletes) have to perform well in warm ups to feel confident at the start of competition? I'm sure you build confidence from lots or practice and training. But what happens to your confidence when you don't perform up to your expectations during the the warm … [Mental Game Tip...]

How Perfectionism Can Hurt Athletes Self-Confidence

Athletes who are perfectionist can struggle with low confidence in both practice and competition. Perfectionists demand a lot from themselves about the quality of their performance. They have high expectations. This can lead to self-doubt when these athletes do not perform up … [Mental Game Tip...]