Overcoming Fear of Failure Performing New Skills Are you ready to add that new jump into your skating program or are you still hesitant to perform it in competition? Performing a new skating skill in competition is a process. Attempts, mistakes, adjustments and more attempts are necessary to reach a certain comfort and confidence level in performing that … Sport Psychology Article…
Testing Your Mental Toughness in Sports In “Sports Psychology Sessions with Doc,” Dr. Patrick Cohn answers a question from Winston about testing his mental game for sports. Winston said: “My questions is about performance anxiety and your programs. Dr. Cohn, is this an area that you work with? If yes, how do you determine if you can help? … Sport Psychology Article…
Mental Training For A Competitive Advantage In today’s world of sports, there has been in an increasing interest for athletes to engage in mental training. Many athletes looking for a competitive advantage have turned to sports psychology for an answer. Yet a vast number of athletes think sports psychology is for “head cases” or don’t see how mental … Sport Psychology Article…
Why Golfers Struggle With Making Swing Changes Many golfers find it difficult to implement swing changes when playing in tournaments. Old habits are hard to break and tend to pop up during increased pressure of tournament play. The question is: How can you make swing changes and perform well on the course? Even Jordan Spieth, despite having a … Sport Psychology Article…
How to Be Mentally Prepared For A New Role Have you ever been suddenly thrust into a new role for the team and questioned if you were prepared? Having a new role on a team can be an anxious time, even if it is for a few games or one competition. Athletes get sick or injured all the … Sport Psychology Article…
Dealing With Perfectionist Young Athletes Do you have a young perfectionist golfer that has trouble dealing with mistakes and wants to do everything themselves? Dr. Patrick Cohn, golf psychology expert and author of the Golfer’s Mental Edge CD program, teaches amateur to tour professional golfers how to improve their mental game of golf using golf psychology strategies developed … Sport Psychology Article…