Month: May 2017

Why Athletes Engage in The Blame Game

Improve Your Sports Performance

Improving Your Sports Performance When things don’t go as planned with your performance, do you play the “blame game”? When you lose a game, make a critical error or bomb a performance, do you pin the fault on someone else? How many times have you heard athletes or teammates say, “If my teammate didn’t mess up, we would … Sport Psychology Article…

Mental Preparation and Returning to Competition

Mental Preparation

Coming Back Strong After a Layoff Layoffs due to injury, sickness, suspension, being benched or even taking a mental break from playing is a difficult task for most athletes. But returning to action after a layoff can be even more daunting… When you return to competition, your mind is cluttered with fear and doubts: Think back to your … Sport Psychology Article…

How Sergio Garcia’s Mental Game Helped Him Win The Masters

Winning Mindset

Sergio Garcia’s Winning Mindset All golfers desire that smooth stroke that enables them to hit powerful, accurate shots. Interestingly, a fluid stroke is the result of not just physical practice but also mental factors. When you are playing your best golf, you are in a “thought-free” zone, that is, you are swinging the club without consciously thinking about … Sport Psychology Article…