Sports Psychology: Help Athletes Embrace Mental Training

Posted by Patrick Cohn on Sunday, December 27, 2009 · Leave a Comment 

In this week’s sports psychology podcast, Dr. Cohn talks about the importance of the mental game in sports. Sports psychology expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn helps athletes play up to their potential by improving their mental game. Dr. Cohn answers the following mental game question in this week’s sports psychology podcast:

“How do I convince my son the importance of the mental aspect of the game? I believe what you offer would be beneficial, but I have to get him to buy into this.”

In this Podcast, Dr. Cohn helps young athletes embrace mental training. Athletes may resist mental training for several reasons. Some athletes might not understand what mental training is while others might think they don’t need to work on the mental game. Listen to this month’s sports psychology podcast to learn how to convince your young athletes about the importance of mental training.

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