How to Develop a Positive Mindset in Sports After all your training is complete, your mindset is everything when it comes to performing consistently in sports. Your mindset is the difference between winning and losing. Your mindset separates average play and next level-performance. The biggest area affected by your mindset is the way you respond to adversity. An avoidance mindset focuses … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2018
Volleyball Players Who Dwell on Mistakes
Improve Mental Toughness For Volleyball As a former player and coach, I’ve been around many elite volleyball players and their game. I’ve played with and coached players who were able to let go of mistakes or distractions and were the model of a "one-point-at-a-time" mindset. In contrast, I’ve been with athletes who either focused too much on the past or future, or both... They continued … [Read more...]
How Expectations Can Hurt Your Performance in Volleyball
Setting Process Goals Instead of Expectations in Volleyball "I SHOULD serve every ball in." "I SHOULD pass every free ball to target." "I EXPECT to make good contact with each set." "I SHOULD play my game." "My coaches EXPECT me to play my game." These are all thoughts a volleyball player might have when approaching a match... As a former collegiate volleyball player, there were certain … [Read more...]
Overcoming Doubt in Triathlons
Pushing Through Doubt in Races In this week's sports psychology podcast, mental game of sports expert Dr. Patrick Cohn interviews Andre Bekker, a professional cyclist and previously ranked #1 in the age category 50+ for the 70.3 Triathlon long distance. Another big challenge we find with triathletes is that once they start the run and are already 5, 6, 7 hours into an Ironman, they really … [Read more...]
How Volleyball Players Can Control Confidence
Do You Have Stable Self-Confidence in Volleyball? Confidence can be an elusive skill for a lot of athletes. It is one of the most important mental game components, and also one of the hardest to gain and maintain. Confidence can also impact other mental skills. For example, when confidence is fragile, it’s likely that you’ll be distracted easily and struggle to focus in the present. For … [Read more...]
How Triathletes Can Stay Motivated When Training is Hard
Strategies to Stay Motivated as a Triathlete "How do I keep motivated when it gets really hard?" That questions sums up the most common and difficult struggle for every triathlete! The race itself is hard... Three distinct consecutive races wrapped up in one competition. The swim brings about a unique set of mentally challenging circumstances as you battle for positioning, deal with … [Read more...]