Month: January 2020

Perfectionist Athletes and Fragile Confidence

Sports Psychology Video

How to Get Off Confidence Roller Coaster On this video of Sessions with Doc, you learn about athletes who have fragile confidence. One of the characteristics of perfectionists is that they tend to have more confidence in practice than they do in competition. Fragile confidence means that athletes’ confidence goes up-and-down rapidly depending on how they are performing … Sport Psychology Article…

Problems with Perfectionist Athletes

Sports Psychology Podcast

Advantages and Disadvantages of Perfectionism Today I’m introducing a new mental training series on the Top 10 Challenges of Perfectionism. Some of the greatest athletes ever are perfectionists including Tom Brady, Tiger Woods, and Serena Williams. So how did they get away with being perfectionists? Is this part of the reason why these athletes are great or is … Sport Psychology Article…

High Expectations During Competition

Sports Psychology Video

How to Overcome Expectations Today you learn about the second challenge in the Top 10 Challenges of Perfectionism. Here, you learn about perfectionist athletes who have high expectations. One of the characteristics of perfectionists is that they are very hard on themselves due to their extremely high expectations or standards for their performance.  When athletes fail to reach … Sport Psychology Article…

Athletes Who Are Stuck in a Practice Mindset – Video

Sports Psychology Video

Stop Practicing When You Compete Today on the Top 10 Challenges of Perfectionism Dr. Cohn talks about athletes who are stuck in a practice mindset when they compete. One of the characteristics of perfectionists is that they are very comfortable in their practice routines, but as comfortable in competition–for many different reasons. Watch the full video to learn … Sport Psychology Article…

Top 10 Challenges of Perfectionism – Video

Sports Psychology Video

Advantages and Disadvantages of Perfectionism Today I’m introducing a new mental training video series on the Top 10 Challenges of Perfectionism. Some of the greatest athletes ever are perfectionists including Tom Brady, Tiger Woods, and Serena Williams. So how did they get away with being perfectionists? Is this part of the reason why these athletes are great or … Sport Psychology Article…

Think Better-Perform Better

How Expectations Can Hurt Your Performance in Volleyball

Using Mental Training For a Competitive Edge “I am pretty much doing everything wrong from a mental perspective and just beginning to work on understanding better ways to think.” The above comment was received from an athlete in one of our recent surveys. Mental game challenges are problems that many athletes ponder. In fact, many athletes who complete … Sport Psychology Article…