Evaluate Your Golf Game To Improve Performance Effectively evaluating your golf game requires balance. Some golfers look at their golf game and only see mistakes and failure. These golfers have a bevy of ‘whys’ running through their heads: “Why do I always miss critical shots?” “Why can’t I beat so-and-so?” “Why can’t I lower my score?” All the … Sport Psychology Article…
How Do You Know If You Have The Throwing Yips? In “Mental Training Sessions with Doc,” Dr. Patrick Cohn answers your sports psychology and mental training questions about what the throwing yips are in baseball and softball. Here’s the question Dr. Patrick Cohn answers this week: How do you know if you have the throwing yips in baseball? … Sport Psychology Article…
Playing Well When Faced With Adverse Conditions There are many challenging aspects to the game of golf and many are outside your control, such as weather, course conditions, your score and the leaderboard. There is one uncontrollable factor that distracts or hurts golfers’ mental game… wind! Wind gusts and swirling winds affect both the flight of the ball … Sport Psychology Article…
Concentration And Focus In Sports Concentration is critical for peak performance in sports, closing out games, competing against top teams, and playing consistently during a long season. Concentration is your ability to focus on what you need to do in the present moment. During a game, there will be countless distractions competing for your attention. Focusing on what’s … Sport Psychology Article…
Do You Place High Expectations On Your Young Athletes? In “Mental Training Sessions with Doc,” Dr. Patrick Cohn answers your sports psychology and mental training questions about sports parents who pressure their kids. Here’s the question Dr. Patrick Cohn answers this week: “I was unknowingly placing on my 10-year-old daughter just by being overly invested in her sport. … Sport Psychology Article…
The Mindset When Closing Out Games Some athletes want the ball in their hand in the closing seconds of a game while other athletes pray the fate of the game doesn’t fall upon their shoulders as time ticks down. Which category do you fall into? Some athletes are overwhelmed by performance anxiety and have great difficulty closing out … Sport Psychology Article…