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 golf psychology session, mental game of golf expert and author of The Mental Game of Golf, Dr. Cohn, talks about the … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2011
How to Gain Control of Your Performance by Giving Up Control
In this week's sports psychology podcast, Dr. Cohn responds to a question from an elite softball pitcher regarding her pattern of losing control suddenly during a game. In this Podcast, Dr. Cohn discusses how some athletes try to "over control" their performance and begin to try too hard. He explains how this leads to a tendency to think too much and over analyze your performance. Dr. Cohn … [Read more...]
Assessing Your Mental Toughness with Dr. Mike Aisenberg
In this week's sports psychology podcast, mental game of sports expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn, interviews coach Dr. Mike Aisenberg. Dr. Aisenberg talks about using assessments with his athletes to better understand their style of personality. He explains how he uses these assessments to better understand the athlete in order to help them with their mental game. Dr. Cohn and Dr. Aisenberg talk about … [Read more...]
Helping Perfectionists Cope and Playing Down to the Competition
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 golf psychology session, mental game of golf expert and author of The Mental Game of Golf, Dr. Cohn, Interviews Fred … [Read more...]
How Criticism Can Affect Athletes’ Mental Game
(This article is written by guest blogger, Allison Gamble) No athlete is immune to criticism and pressure. Yet how you respond to pressure is what separates great athletes from average ones. Going into the 2011 Women's World Cup, Birgit Prinz was the name on everybody’s lips. Prinz was the leading scorer in World Cup history with an impressive 14 goals, was named the FIFA world women's player of … [Read more...]
Why High Expectations Can Cause Unhappiness
In this week's sports psychology podcast, mental game of sports expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn answers a mental game question from a professional soccer player about high expectations. This soccer player feels unhappy and constantly unsatisfied with his performance because he demands and expects so much from himself. Learn how to overcome high expectations that leave you feeling unhappy after your … [Read more...]
NFL Player JJ Birden on Overcoming Adversity and Size
In this week's sports psychology podcast, mental game of sports expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn interviews JJ Birden, former NFL wide receiver who played for 9 years. Dr. Cohn and JJ Birden talk about mental toughness in football and what the top players possess. Learn how to block out distractions and recover from mistakes. Learn how JJ overcame adversity and transitioned from a track athlete to … [Read more...]
JJ Birden: An Inspiring Story of Perseverance in Football
I’d like to share with you a short story of perseverance and mental toughness… I recently talked with JJ Birden, a track star in college at the University of Oregon, who walked on as a football player. He turned his college career into a 9-year career in the NFL. Birden was really pegged as a track star destined for the Olympic trials, but decided to try out for college football. One … [Read more...]
Sports Insights: 7 Secrets to Positive Pregame Mental Preparation
Do you have a mental preparation routine you use prior to each competition? The pregame warm up is much more than a physical warm up. You have to use this time to be mentally ready to compete. Most top athletes use pregame mental preparation routines to feel ready to perform their best and consistently perform up to their physical talent! Hall of fame player Hank Aaron attributed much of his … [Read more...]