Sports Confidence Buster #3 Despite having great practices and high levels of confidence from practice, why do athletes question their practice or training? Athletes question their training for many reasons some are rational and other are not rational: In this week’s video, I discuss how athletes undermine their confidence prior to competition by questioning their preparation. Learn how … Sport Psychology Article…
Overcome Tension and Anxiety In this sports psychology podcast of Sessions with Doc, Dr. Cohn discusses how perfectionist athletes have anxiety and tension when they compete. One of the characteristics of perfectionists is that they feel a lot of anxiety and worry due to their fear of failure. Often the fear is about disappointing others and not being seen as … Sport Psychology Article…
Sports Confidence Buster #2 Despite having great practices and high levels of confidence from practice, why do athletes doubt themselves in competition? Negative self-labels and doubts about your performances are self-fulfilling prophecies and the only way to overcome these doubts is to change your thinking–quickly. In this sports psychology video for athletes, I discuss how to overcome self-doubt … Sport Psychology Article…
Sports Confidence Buster #1 When you achieve greater success in sports, confidence improves. But so can your expectations. So this is both good and bad. When you expect more from your performance, you can get upset easier. It can also undermine your confidence when you fail to reach your expectations. This week, I discuss how to overcome harmful … Sport Psychology Article…
Athletes Who Are Easily Frustrated In this podcast of Mental Training Sessions with Doc, you learn why perfectionist athletes become easily frustrated. One of the characteristics of perfectionists is that they get upset very quickly when they make mistakes. These athletes lose emotional control quickly and become derailed mentally when they are not performing up to their standards … Sport Psychology Article…
Athletes Who Have Fragile Confidence Do you ever wonder why self-confidence is so fragile or fleeting for some athletes, actually many athletes? This week and beyond I answer this question in my new video series… Today we’re introducing a new mental training video series on the top 10 confidence busters for athletes. Here they are: In each episode, … Sport Psychology Article…