Perfectionist Athletes With Irrational Thinking In this Mental Training podcast, you learn why perfectionist athletes partake in irrational thinking. In this case “all or none thinking” and how to prevent it. One of the characteristics of perfectionists is that they view their performance as black or white, good or bad, with no shades of gray in between. This … 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…
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…
Perfectionist Athletes and Fragile Confidence One of the characteristics of perfectionists is that they tend to have more confidence in practice than they do in competition. Fragile confidence means that athletes’ confidence goes up-and-down rapidly depending on how they are performing in the moment. And this ties into athletes’ high expectations… Learn how to get off the confidence roller coaster … Sport Psychology Article…
High Expectations During Competition Today you learn about the second challenge in the Top 10 Challenges of Perfectionism. Here, you learn about perfectionist athletes who have high expectations. One of the characteristics of perfectionists is that they are very hard on themselves due to their extremely high expectations or standards for their performance. When athletes fail to reach their high expectations, it has … Sport Psychology Article…
Athletes Who Are Stuck in a Practice Mindset Today on the Top 10 Challenges of Perfectionism Dr. Cohn talks about athletes who are stuck in a practice mindset when they compete. One of the characteristics of perfectionists is that they are very comfortable in their practice routines, but not as comfortable in competition–for many different reasons. One reason is they are confident in their practice, … Sport Psychology Article…