Fear of Failure One of the signs of fear of failure is an athlete who worries too much about making mistakes. If you (or your athletes) do this, you perform cautiously. In this mindset, athletes try to avoid mistakes and not lose. You're stuck in what we call a "fear driven mindset." The golfer tries not to hit the ball in the water. The skater avoids falling on her jumps. The tennis player … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2013
Jim Furyk’s Mental Keys to Shooting 59 (A Mental Coach’s View)
Mental Keys to Going Low In the early 90s, I interviewed several PGA and LPGA Tour pros about their mental game of golf and career low rounds. I wanted to learn more about what players think to shoot a career low score. Shortly after that I wrote a book called Going Low. If you watched the 2013 BMW Championship, you know Jim Furyk joined the "59 club" shooting 59 in the second round. I … [Read more...]
Inner Game Principles with Tim Gallwey
In this week's sports psychology podcast, mental game of sports expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn interviews Tim Gallwey about his approach to mental coaching. This podcast is a special preview of one of 14 interviews with nationally recognized top sports psychologists. In this excerpt, Gallwey speaks about his career path to where is now and how he got into sports psychology. He also talks about who … [Read more...]
Sports Psychology and Attentional Focus with Dr. Robert Nideffer
In this week's sports psychology podcast, mental game of sports expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn interviews Dr. Robert Nideffer about his approach to mental training. This podcast is a special preview of one of 14 interviews with nationally recognized top sports psychologists. In this excerpt, Dr. Nideffer talks about what has influenced his career and his theory of attentional focus and the … [Read more...]