How to Perform at Your Best What motivates you to perform your best in competition? What sources of motivation give you that extra boost to push in practice and training? Without motivation, you won’t accomplish much in your sport. Competing at a high level requires you to fuel your motivational tank continually. It is interesting to note that motivation … Sport Psychology Article…
Handle Your Post Game Assessment In this sports psychology video, Dr. Cohn helps an athlete on knowing what to do in post games assessment to improve confidence and performance. Dr. Cohn answers a question from an athlete who doesn’t know what to do after the game whether he wins or loses the game. Dr. Patrick Cohn is a master mental … Sport Psychology Article…
Performing with an Optimistic Mindset Do you set high standards for your performance? Do you believe that setting the bar extremely high leads to performing your best? Let’s look at this question in reverse. If your standards are low, will you perform at a high level? Of course not. Low standards will lead to low effort. If you … Sport Psychology Article…
How to Find Confidence and Focus on Your Game Do you ever wonder how athletes maintain their level of positivity even if things are not what they are expecting them to be? In this week’s golf psychology session, mental game of golf expert and author of The Mental Game of Golf, Dr. Cohn, responds to a question from … Sport Psychology Article…
The Sports Psychology Podcast In this sports psychology podcast, Dr. Cohn explains how to coaches can better support athlete’s mental game. Here is the question, Dr. Cohn answers in this episode: LEO: I’m now a coach but if I had the support of a mental coach while I was a player…who knows where I would be. I’m interested in learning … Sport Psychology Article…
Pushing Yourself to Perform the Best What is your mindset when you practice or train? Do you look for ways to compete with your teammates, or do you shy away from competing? Friendly competition is healthy… Too many athletes are afraid to compete against their teammates. These athletes feel they are not as good as their teammates or … Sport Psychology Article…