How a Mental Game Coach Can Help You What can a Mental Game Coach do for you during the COVID-19 pandemic? Many athletes no longer feel like athletes since they are not training or competing. You … Sports Psychology Tip
Why Athletes Must Trust in Their Skills What does it mean to have trust in your game? Trust may very well be the most important factor in peak performance. What is trust? Trusting your game means … Sports Psychology Tip
How Mental Training Improves Physical Training What factor contributes most to your success in sports? Which of the following would you rank as the most important elements to your training and preparation? * Nutrition * Flexibility … Sports Psychology Tip
How Athletes Can Improve Concentration What are the most important factors you can control to perform well in competition? The answer is focus, effort, preparation, emotional reactions, and attitude. Those five factors are the only aspects … Sports Psychology Tip
How to be Mentally Tough What is the difference-maker in volleyball? How can you turn losses into wins? How can you stay mentally tough after a hard loss? What can help a team bounce back or … Sports Psychology Tip
Letting Go of Expectations Have you ever been so frustrated with a lack of improvement and not reaching your expectations that training and practicing just doesn’t seem worth the time and effort? At times you feel … Sports Psychology Tip
How to Stay Relaxed before a Competition “I feel like I’m going to be sick to my stomach.” Have you ever had this feeling prior to a competition? Have you ever been so anxious that you … Sports Psychology Tip
Visualization Skills for Athletes Being focused in the present moment is essential for athletic performance, but many athletes struggle with maintaining this type of focus, especially after making mistakes. Often athletes make faulty predictions based on … Sports Psychology Tip
Mental Preparation in Figure Skating Every skater has heard the phrase, “Practice makes perfect.” In reality, mostly all skaters have some degree of doubt regarding this mentality. The ultimate truth of the matter is that “practice … Sports Psychology Tip
Do You Underestimate Your Opponents? Have you ever entered a competition where you were the overwhelming favorite to win and just tanked? You can look to many examples in sports when top-ranked athletes or winning teams … Sports Psychology Tip