Month: May 2016

Sports Injuries Impact On Athletes’ Mind

Sports Injuries Mental Impact

Psychology Of Sports Injuries Injuries are part of all sports. In fact, research conducted by Safe Kids Worldwide estimated that 2.6 million athletes, ages 19 and under, are seen in emergency rooms for injuries related to sports and recreation each year. These numbers don’t even include the injuries treated by family physicians or injuries that were less severe … Sport Psychology Article…

Catchers Who Can’t Throw Short Distances – Video

Video Of The Week

Do You Have A Problem Throwing Back To The Pitcher? In “Mental Training Sessions with Doc,” Dr. Patrick Cohn answers your baseball psychology and mental game questions about the roots of the throwing yips in baseball and how to cope better with the yips. Here’s the question Dr. Patrick Cohn answers this week: “I’m a catcher and I … Sport Psychology Article…

Coping With Frustration In Golf

Coping With Frustration In Golf

How Jason Day Copes With Frustration Golf is a complex game, but golfers are tend to make it more complicated than need be. Nerves, fear, over thinking, and frustration can cause golfers to lose their passion, patience, and ability to perform. You probably have experienced some level of frustration during your golf career. Your inability to put the … Sport Psychology Article…

Sports Visualization: The Secret Weapon of Athletes

Sports Visualization

The Importance Of Visualization In Sports Sports visualization is an experience… a training experience, a preparation experience and a warm-up experience. Visualization for athletes is a skill that you can improve and benefit from. Whether you realize it or not, you visualize during sports or mentally rehearse naturally. Everyone thinks in pictures. Some athletes unintentionally have recurring images … Sport Psychology Article…