Sports Psychology Articles
Sport Psychology Articles for Athletes, Coaches, and Sports Parents
How to Have Proactive Confidence Confidence can gain momentum like a snowball growing in size as it barrels down a hill… But, also, confidence can come crashing down like an avalanche. Slight …
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The Importance of Proactive Confidence Confidence is how strongly you believe in your ability to complete a skill. Confidence certainly is built on your past success in sports… For a gymnast, …
Creating a Plan for Improvement Harsh criticism hurts an athlete but the effect of harsh criticism is doubled when it comes from within the athlete's mind. Harsh self-criticism is the quickest …
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Can Nervousness Lead to Choking? Are you an athlete who get overly nervous? Some athletes believe they cannot be successful when they feel nervous, but this might not be the case. Nervous …
How to Use Pregame "Nerves" to your Advantage Many athletes have misconceptions about the effects of pregame “nerves” before competition sport. *Misconception 1: Elite athletes are NEVER …
How to Have Stable Confidence Do you buy into the negativity from other people? Do you lose confidence when others critique your game? Just this week, I received a message from a soccer player …
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