Sport Psychology Articles for Athletes, Coaches, and Sports Parents
Why Visualization Is Overrated How do You Cope with Nerves? What do you or your athletes do when feeling nervous or scared before competition? Naturally, you want to relax so you can feel less …
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In this week's sports psychology podcast, mental game of sports expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn, answers a question from a parent of a racer whose child does well at a local level and does poorly at a …
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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 …
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Do You Worry About What Coach and Parents Think? Many athletes we work with on the mental game worry too much about what others think about them. These athletes have a desire for approval from …
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How to Perform in the Zone How often do you or your athletes perform in the “the zone”? What is the zone? The zone is simply a mental state of total focus in the present moment. We call this being …
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