Sports Psychology Articles

Helping Athletes Apply Mental Game Lessons

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Mental Game Coaching Not all athletes follow the mental coaching lessons you teach them… Today tip is based on a question I received from my mental game coach survey and the challenges mental coaches face. Here’s the question: “How do you motivate the athletes you coach to follow through and actually practice what you teach?” Wow! This question … Sport Psychology Article…

How Kids Can Overcome Frustration – Video

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Ask Doc Sports psychology expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn of Peak Performance Sports, LLC answers a mental game question from a baseball sports parent in a new series titled, “Ask Doc.” This parent wants to know how to help his athlete deal with frustration and not check out when he makes mistakes. This is a very common question from … Sport Psychology Article…

Golf Podcast: Embracing Nerves Before Competitive Rounds

Golf Psychology Podcast

Dr. Patrick Cohn, golf psychology expert and author of the “Golfer’s Mental Edge” CD program, teaches amateur to tour professional golfers how to improve their mental game of golf. In this week’s golf psychology session, mental game of golf expert, Dr. Cohn, helps sports parent whose daughter struggles with nerves and during prior to, and during competitive rounds. … Sport Psychology Article…

A Mental Game Formula for Success in Sports

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The Winning Formula I often inform my students about the three Cs for athletic success. These three keys include: (1) clarity, (2) confidence, (3) concentration… But today I’d like to introduce another “C” for your success in sports. This overlooked mental skill is a close cousin to confidence and trust in your skills. Without it, you are doomed … Sport Psychology Article…

How Sports Psychology Applies to Business and Sports

Sports and Business

Did you know that sports psychology can be applied to any performance situation and not just sports? For example, I’ve done business seminars for big companies such as Beyer and Alcon Labs to help give their employees the mental edge. Recently, I coached an independent businessman, Bob, about his challenges with the mental game (this was a free … Sport Psychology Article…

How To Apply Mental Game Skills to Competition

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Apply the Mental Game Lessons I Teach to Competition I receive this question quite often from both athletes and coaches who struggle with the application of the mental game. Your ultimate success with mental game improvement lies in your ability to transfer the concepts I teach you to competition. For many athletes and coaches, this is a huge … Sport Psychology Article…