Sports psychology articles to improve your mindset for sports and performance by Peak Performance Sports
How To Play Well When You Feel Uncomfortable Does your performance suffer when you’re not “on,” you feel uncomfortable, or don’t have your “A” game that day? Do you struggle with staying confident and grind out the competition if your game is off or the competition is strong? I often work with perfectionists that have trouble staying composed … Sport Psychology Article…
Playing In Bad Conditions Have you ever uttered any of the following sentiments, “I never golf well after rain delays,” “Bad weather always messes up my game,” or “I can’t putt on damp greens?” Rain delays and bad weather are external factors that can have a profound effect on golfers’ confidence and scores. Poor playing conditions, such as … Sport Psychology Article…
Fear of Failure One of the signs of fear of failure is an athlete who worries too much about making mistakes. If you (or your athletes) do this, you perform cautiously. In this mindset, athletes try to avoid mistakes and not lose. You’re stuck in what we call a “fear driven mindset.” The golfer tries not to hit … Sport Psychology Article…
Mental Keys to Going Low In the early 90s, I interviewed several PGA and LPGA Tour pros about their mental game of golf and career low rounds. I wanted to learn more about what players think to shoot a career low score. Shortly after that I wrote a book called Going Low. If you watched the 2013 BMW … Sport Psychology Article…
Why Visualization Is Overrated How do You Cope with Nerves? What do you or your athletes do when feeling nervous or scared before competition? Naturally, you want to relax so you can feel less nervous or tight, right? You or your athletes might use breathing, stretching, and mental rehearsal to cope better with pressure moments in competition. But … Sport Psychology Article…
Do You Worry About What Coach and Parents Think? Many athletes we work with on the mental game worry too much about what others think about them. These athletes have a desire for approval from others, such as teammates, coaches, parents, and friends. If you (or your athletes) want to please others, you have a need to be … Sport Psychology Article…