In this week's sports psychology podcast, mental game of sports expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn, interviews Pamela Millican, a peak performance coach, former British and European surf champion, and snow board coach. Dr. Cohn and Pamela Milican talk about how to overcome mental game barriers in sports and how to get the most out of your performance. Listen to this month's sports psychology podcast … [Read more...] about How to Break Performance Barriers in Sports
Archives for February 2012
Expectations Will Hurt Your Performance
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, answers a question … [Read more...] about Expectations Will Hurt Your Performance
How to Overcome the Chipping 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 golf psychology session, mental game of golf expert and author of The Mental Game of Golf, Dr. Cohn, answers a question … [Read more...] about How to Overcome the Chipping Yips
Overcoming Adversity and Mental Game Challenges in Sports
In this week's sports psychology podcast, mental game of sports expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn, interviews Chris DePiero. Chris DePiero is the current head coach and general manager of the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League. Dr. Cohn and Chris DePiero talk about overcoming adversity in sports. They discuss ways athletes can learn important life lessons from the challenges associated with … [Read more...] about Overcoming Adversity and Mental Game Challenges in Sports
Trying A New Technique Can Hurt Performance Temporarily
In this week's sports psychology podcast, mental game of sports expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn, answers a question from an athlete who says that he is learning a new technique and this is hurting his performance. Learn how to keep confidence when learning a new skill! Listen to this month's sports psychology podcast to learn how to improve your performance in sports and other mental game barriers … [Read more...] about Trying A New Technique Can Hurt Performance Temporarily
Can You “Enjoy” the Pain and Suffering of Competition?
Do you have the mental stamina to fight to the end of a long, closely contended competition and never give up? Is your fitness strong enough to endure a five-hour battle so that you don’t lose your mental focus? Are you mentally able to push past the physical pain when your body is telling you it’s out of gas? I loved the feeling of a close, hard-fought competition when I played football, … [Read more...] about Can You “Enjoy” the Pain and Suffering of Competition?