The Sports Psychology Podcast Are you an athlete who struggles with adversity or fear of failure in competition? Many athletes spend too much time dwelling on their mistakes, feeling that past mistakes define their future play. When too much pressure is placed on winning, rather than on improvement, sports can start feeling like work rather than fun, especially … Sport Psychology Article…
Prepare Like a Starter For When Your Moment Comes How has your motivation been affected when spending long periods of time sitting on the bench? Some athletes work their butts off to prove they deserve more playing time. These athletes stay late after practice, hustle during scrimmages, give max effort during drills, work hard to improve their conditioning and … Sport Psychology Article…
Avoid Outcome Thinking. Do you or your athletes worry too much about what others think of your performance? Athletes often get preoccupied with what we call “outcome thinking,” and play too safely or cautiously as a result. One way you might think about the outcome is worrying about disappointing others if you make mistakes… In this week’s … Sport Psychology Article…
Improve Your Intensity and Focus in Practice In sports psychology, we find that a lot of athletes struggle with maintaining the same intensity in practice that they have in games. While it is good to be a “gamer” and perform your best in competition, this can also hurt your practice mindset if you are unable to improve your … Sport Psychology Article…
Overcoming Adversity Using Mental Toughness Do your current athletic challenges feel impossible to overcome? Adversity can lead to you feeling angry, frustrated and dejected. You feel all alone, lost and can see no way out or end in sight… It seems like nobody knows how you feel or how horrible the situation is. For example… A high school senior baseball player who … Sport Psychology Article…
How to Avoid the Perfectionist Mindset Mistakes and mishaps are an inescapable part of all sports. No matter how hard you try to avoid them, errors will happen during competitions. Even the best athletes in the world are not immune to mistakes: –Pro tennis players hit unforced errors late in matches.–MLB baseball players strike out with runners in … Sport Psychology Article…