The Secret to Success in Sports Do you believe that you will perform twice as good if you trained twice as long? The “more is better” mentality is thrust upon young athletes at a very early age. Parents and coaches try to get to get kids to specialize in one sport at early ages. Parents feel they need to get their child going in a sport early so they are not left behind by other … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2016
How To React After Having a Bad Game
Do You Have Positive Self-Talk Or Negative Self-Talk After Games? Self-talk is the primary determinant of how you perform in a competition. At no time is self-talk more important than after having a poor game. The things you say to yourself after a bad performance will determine if one bad game snowballs into the next few games. If you want to rebound after a bad game, you need to manage … [Read more...]
How To Evaluate and Improve Your Golf Game
Evaluate Your Golf Game To Improve Performance Effectively evaluating your golf game requires balance. Some golfers look at their golf game and only see mistakes and failure. These golfers have a bevy of ‘whys’ running through their heads: “Why do I always miss critical shots?” “Why can’t I beat so-and-so?” “Why can’t I lower my score?” All the negative questions swirling in your mind only … [Read more...]
Baseball Players Who Have The Throwing Yips
How Do You Know If You Have The Throwing Yips? In "Mental Training Sessions with Doc," Dr. Patrick Cohn answers your sports psychology and mental training questions about what the throwing yips are in baseball and softball. Visit Peaksports.com and click on contact us to submit your question for Dr. Cohn to answer in his mental game videocast or podcast. Here's the question Dr. Patrick Cohn … [Read more...]
Your Mindset for Playing Golf in the Wind
Playing Well When Faced With Adverse Conditions There are many challenging aspects to the game of golf and many are outside your control, such as weather, course conditions, your score and the leaderboard. There is one uncontrollable factor that distracts or hurts golfers' mental game... wind! Wind gusts and swirling winds affect both the flight of the ball and the path it travels as it … [Read more...]
One Mental Game Skill All Athletes Must Have
Concentration And Focus In Sports Concentration is critical for peak performance in sports, closing out games, competing against top teams, and playing consistently during a long season. Concentration is your ability to focus on what you need to do in the present moment. During a game, there will be countless distractions competing for your attention. Focusing on what's important is the … [Read more...]
Sports Parents Who Pressure Their Kids
Do You Place High Expectations On Your Young Athletes? In "Mental Training Sessions with Doc," Dr. Patrick Cohn answers your sports psychology and mental training questions about sports parents who pressure their kids. Visit Peaksports.com and click on contact us to submit your question for Dr. Cohn to answer in his mental game videocast or podcast. Here's the question Dr. Patrick Cohn answers … [Read more...]
How to Perform Well in Crunch-Time
The Mindset When Closing Out Games Some athletes want the ball in their hand in the closing seconds of a game while other athletes pray the fate of the game doesn’t fall upon their shoulders as time ticks down. Which category do you fall into? Some athletes are overwhelmed by performance anxiety and have great difficulty closing out games or taking the last shot... Your mind becomes … [Read more...]
Jockeys Who Use Sports Psychology
Clipperton's Mental Game Have you been under-performing in competitions? Do you feel stuck and discouraged about your lack of improvement in your sport? When you feel you are producing subpar performances, you are left feeling emotionally-drained discouraged and doubtful as to whether you have what it takes to make it in your sport. What is the answer to this dilemma? Well, most athletes … [Read more...]
Jordan Spieth’s Meltdown At The Masters
Spieth's Mental Game Collapse At Masters At the Masters this past weekend, I'm sure you saw that Jordan Spieth was leading by 5 shots with 9 holes to play during Sunday's final round. He then went on to bogey 10 and 11. At the 12th hole he had a disaster, some people called it the worst collapse in history. He landed 2 balls in the water and made quad. What was going on with him during that … [Read more...]