Comments for Dr. Cohn's Sports Psychology Blog http://www.peaksports.com/sports_psychology_blog Sports Psychology Strategies for Athletes, Coaches, and Sports Parents Mon, 23 Apr 2012 01:33:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Building Kids’ Confidence and Self-Esteem with Sports by terri bell http://www.peaksports.com/sports_psychology_blog/?p=2520&cpage=1#comment-3877 terri bell Mon, 23 Apr 2012 01:33:55 +0000 http://www.peaksports.com/sports_psychology_blog/?p=2520#comment-3877 My son just turned 9 years old and has started his first year in major's league in baseball. He has played sine he was 4 and is pretty gOod. At his first game last week he was hit by the ball while up to bat which broke his nose. Now he refuses to play at his last game crying to the point the ump pulled him from the game. Now his coach says he needs to decide if he wants to play or not. What do I do? He has a game this week and he still does NOT want to hit the ball and I do not want him to quit bc he loves it My son just turned 9 years old and has started his first year in major’s league in baseball. He has played sine he was 4 and is pretty gOod. At his first game last week he was hit by the ball while up to bat which broke his nose. Now he refuses to play at his last game crying to the point the ump pulled him from the game. Now his coach says he needs to decide if he wants to play or not. What do I do? He has a game this week and he still does NOT want to hit the ball and I do not want him to quit bc he loves it

]]> Comment on The Confidence Rollercoaster is No Fun for Athletes by Wisehunt http://www.peaksports.com/sports_psychology_blog/?p=2260&cpage=1#comment-3865 Wisehunt Fri, 13 Apr 2012 03:29:38 +0000 http://www.peaksports.com/sports_psychology_blog/?p=2260#comment-3865 This is very true, sometimes it seems that one little thing can have a huge influence over our overall confidence. I have realize how there is a lot of things about life that sports teach you, and confidence is not an exception. The self confidence rollercoaster applies to life so much as well. Personally, like when I am courting a chick, i can be doing extremly fine; the girl is responding well, there seems to be chemestry, but then, as soon as the girl says something that i feel not so safe to talk about, as soon as she mentions for example the way a man should be in general, or compares a winner to a loser, or something, my confidence completely drops... As if she KNEW that I am not man enough! Even though i know it is not true, even though i know I have done so much that can categorize me as a winner, or a competetive, confident, outgoing manly man... When she mentions the issue, it is like if my unconcious has a way of convencing myself, i am not that person. It really sucks, and i am really working on getting over those reactions, or at least find out why i trigger those reactions This is very true, sometimes it seems that one little thing can have a huge influence over our overall confidence. I have realize how there is a lot of things about life that sports teach you, and confidence is not an exception. The self confidence rollercoaster applies to life so much as well. Personally, like when I am courting a chick, i can be doing extremly fine; the girl is responding well, there seems to be chemestry, but then, as soon as the girl says something that i feel not so safe to talk about, as soon as she mentions for example the way a man should be in general, or compares a winner to a loser, or something, my confidence completely drops… As if she KNEW that I am not man enough! Even though i know it is not true, even though i know I have done so much that can categorize me as a winner, or a competetive, confident, outgoing manly man… When she mentions the issue, it is like if my unconcious has a way of convencing myself, i am not that person. It really sucks, and i am really working on getting over those reactions, or at least find out why i trigger those reactions

]]> Comment on How to Focus at Peak Levels Under Pressure – Webinar 1 by david http://www.peaksports.com/sports_psychology_blog/?p=2328&cpage=1#comment-3812 david Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:37:46 +0000 http://www.peaksports.com/sports_psychology_blog/?p=2328#comment-3812 Awesome! Thank you for the webinar. What is the delivery system you used? Awesome! Thank you for the webinar.
What is the delivery system you used?

]]> Comment on Why Learning a New Technique Can Reduce Confidence by Scott http://www.peaksports.com/sports_psychology_blog/?p=2128&cpage=1#comment-3802 Scott Thu, 22 Sep 2011 05:24:27 +0000 http://www.peaksports.com/sports_psychology_blog/?p=2128#comment-3802 Firstly, I love the podcast and it is how I connected to this website. It should be mentioned that another attribute that adds to the frustration is the loose adaptation that it takes '10,000 hours to perfect a move.' A more accurate statement would be to replace "hours" with "reps" and to qualify it a bit further, "quality reps." As a coach who travels the country doing camps in my sport, I spend a lot of time talking to athletes and telling them it will be ugly before it gets better but once that (muscle) memory is established it becomes much easier and their patience is what will make or break their efficiency. As coaches, we also need to be patient and understand the axiom (practice what we preach) and give quick, quality feedback. Let them know when positive changes occur and ignore the mistakes. Tell them what you *want* them to do and not what you *don't want* them to do. Firstly, I love the podcast and it is how I connected to this website. It should be mentioned that another attribute that adds to the frustration is the loose adaptation that it takes ’10,000 hours to perfect a move.’ A more accurate statement would be to replace “hours” with “reps” and to qualify it a bit further, “quality reps.” As a coach who travels the country doing camps in my sport, I spend a lot of time talking to athletes and telling them it will be ugly before it gets better but once that (muscle) memory is established it becomes much easier and their patience is what will make or break their efficiency.

As coaches, we also need to be patient and understand the axiom (practice what we preach) and give quick, quality feedback. Let them know when positive changes occur and ignore the mistakes. Tell them what you *want* them to do and not what you *don’t want* them to do.

]]> Comment on The Confidence Rollercoaster is No Fun for Athletes by Jodi Murphy http://www.peaksports.com/sports_psychology_blog/?p=2260&cpage=1#comment-3797 Jodi Murphy Fri, 09 Sep 2011 20:01:31 +0000 http://www.peaksports.com/sports_psychology_blog/?p=2260#comment-3797 I think it's harder for younger athletes to get off the confidence roller coaster. Even pros make mistakes, but they know how to shrug it off and carry on. For younger athletes, they often get caught up in the moment and cant' get past it for the rest of the game. I think it’s harder for younger athletes to get off the confidence roller coaster. Even pros make mistakes, but they know how to shrug it off and carry on. For younger athletes, they often get caught up in the moment and cant’ get past it for the rest of the game.

]]> Comment on Sport Psychology Podcast: Taking Baseball Practice to Competition by Baseball Training http://www.peaksports.com/sports_psychology_blog/?p=844&cpage=1#comment-3687 Baseball Training Thu, 14 Apr 2011 19:34:01 +0000 http://www.peaksports.com/sports_psychology_blog/?p=844#comment-3687 You must not be thinking when you are playing. I happened to be good at soccer when i was a kid, When the game started, it was all instictive there was no thinking involved. Many times i was in the zone, it seemed like every one was moving in slow motion. You must not be thinking when you are playing. I happened to be good at soccer when i was a kid, When the game started, it was all instictive there was no thinking involved. Many times i was in the zone, it seemed like every one was moving in slow motion.

]]> Comment on How to Apply Mental Game Skills to Competition by Mental Game Blog Posts « Sugar & Spice's Blog http://www.peaksports.com/sports_psychology_blog/?p=1009&cpage=1#comment-3618 Mental Game Blog Posts « Sugar & Spice's Blog Mon, 11 Oct 2010 18:21:50 +0000 http://www.peaksports.com/sports_psychology_blog/?p=1009#comment-3618 [...] The second blog post I found to be interesting is called How to Apply Mental Game Skills to Competition. This blog helps athletes relate to other athletes in opening with “many athletes struggle with applying mental skills to competition.” So you are not alone if you feel you are struggling with your mental game. Patrick Cohn, the author of this post, use three steps in applying mental skills which again are short and made easy to understand. An athlete would want to read this blog post because it helps with the applying the skills to be mentally ready. You may know what it is that you need to do to get yourself mentally ready but you don’t know how to apply them to yourself. Cohn makes it a point that to help yourself, practice and repetition are very important. He also adds to his post an example of his worksheet he gives to his players to help them look back at their past performance and reflect on it. If you are interested in learning more on applying your mental game go to http://www.peaksports.com/sports_psychology_blog/?p=1009. [...] [...] The second blog post I found to be interesting is called How to Apply Mental Game Skills to Competition. This blog helps athletes relate to other athletes in opening with “many athletes struggle with applying mental skills to competition.” So you are not alone if you feel you are struggling with your mental game. Patrick Cohn, the author of this post, use three steps in applying mental skills which again are short and made easy to understand. An athlete would want to read this blog post because it helps with the applying the skills to be mentally ready. You may know what it is that you need to do to get yourself mentally ready but you don’t know how to apply them to yourself. Cohn makes it a point that to help yourself, practice and repetition are very important. He also adds to his post an example of his worksheet he gives to his players to help them look back at their past performance and reflect on it. If you are interested in learning more on applying your mental game go to http://www.peaksports.com/sports_psychology_blog/?p=1009. [...]

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]]> Comment on Top Mental Game Challenges For Equestrian Athletes by Equestrian Confidence Video 5: Coping with Preshow Jitters | Dr. Cohn's Sports Psychology Blog http://www.peaksports.com/sports_psychology_blog/?p=1013&cpage=1#comment-3613 Equestrian Confidence Video 5: Coping with Preshow Jitters | Dr. Cohn's Sports Psychology Blog Tue, 28 Sep 2010 16:44:43 +0000 http://www.peaksports.com/sports_psychology_blog/?p=1013#comment-3613 [...] Watch Equestrian Confidence Video 1 [...] [...] Watch Equestrian Confidence Video 1 [...]

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