Helping Kids Thrive in Sports In this week’s sports psychology podcast, mental game of sports expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn interviews Dr. Kate Lund. Dr. Kate Lund is a licensed clinical psychologist and performance coach with more than 15 years of experience. She has specialized training in medical psychology from Shriners Burn Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital and Beth Israel … Sport Psychology Article…
Staying Confident After A Slow Start Every athlete at some point feels they don’t have “it” today in a competition. You know the feeling, from the onset of a game or meet, you have difficulty getting psyched to compete. You start off slow or with mistakes and can’t seem to get into the flow of the game. You … Sport Psychology Article…
Find Your Zone Focus in Golf Have you ever played a round of golf where, through the first 14 holes everything was going right then, inexplicably, your game went away and couldn’t make a shot? Your tee shots were off line, your short game felt uneasy and you second-guessed every putt… Many golfers don’t understand how their game … Sport Psychology Article…
Does Perfectionism Sabotage Athletes? Is being a perfectionist a good thing? Does perfectionism help an athlete strive for more? Many elite athletes call themselves perfectionists. In fact, many Olympians and top-level professionals attribute their success to being perfectionists. Well, you can’t argue with success, right? If a gold-medalist or an All-Star believes perfectionism helped them achieve the pinnacle … Sport Psychology Article…
Trying Harder in Golf Can Backfire After a bad couple of bad holes or poor shots, do you try extra hard to try to make up for this and try to hit perfect shots? This is a common trap for many of the perfectionist golfers I work with. In sports, trying too hard or forcing play is referred … Sport Psychology Article…
Confidence For Preforming New Skills in Competition The quest of every athlete is to perform better in competition. It is the reason athletes spend countless hours practicing, learning new skills, tweaking mechanics and trying different techniques. Many athletes will hire private coaches to hone their skills and improve their technique at a quicker rate. Yet, despite all the … Sport Psychology Article…
