Boost Confidence For Game Time In “Sessions with Doc,” Dr. Patrick Cohn answers your sports psychology and mental training questions about improving confidence for competition. Here’s the question Dr. Cohn answers this week about being confident in both practice and competition: JOHN ASKS: “I play golf and my confidence is usually high when I practice but when I … Sport Psychology Article…
What Happens When You Have The Yips? 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 over the last 20 years of his career. In this week’s golf psychology session, mental game of … Sport Psychology Article…
Build Confidence For Games In “Sessions with Doc,” Dr. Patrick Cohn answers your sports psychology and mental training questions about improving confidence for competition. Here’s the question Dr. Cohn answers this week about building confidence for games: ARNIE ASKS: “When I play in a game I get nervous and lack confidence. How should I prepare my mind before … Sport Psychology Article…
Perfectionism In Sports Many athletes believe the pursuit of perfection is critical for success. These athletes feel the quest for perfection results in better and better performances. But does perfectionism improve performance? Striving for perfection in practice, yes. Trying to perform perfectly, no… The need to perform perfectly creates a tremendous amount of stress for athletes. Perfectionists are … Sport Psychology Article…
Sports Psychology Podcast In this week’s sports psychology podcast, mental game of sports expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn interviews Daryl Weber. Daryl Weber is a HS wrestling coach with 14 consecutive state championships and runs Attack Style Wrestling.com. He then went on to wrestle at the University of Iowa under Dan Gable from ’91-’96. During his time at U … Sport Psychology Article…
Overcoming Mistakes In Sports Overcoming mistakes quickly is part of a strong mental game. Ruminating about mistakes can hurt your confidence and focus… But you will make mistakes in competitions no matter who you are. Let’s discuss confidence for a minute… When you are performing well, you are not thinking or judging how you’re doing–you are just playing. … Sport Psychology Article…