Sports Psychology Articles

Golf Podcast: How to Play Beyond Your Comfort Zone

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 and author of The Mental Game of Golf, Dr. Cohn, helps a golfer go low when he has a good round going. … Sport Psychology Article…

Melanie Oudin’s Secret Weapon: Mental Toughness

Tennis Mindset

Melanie Oudin And Mental Toughness Is 17-year-old Melanie Oudin the real deal? Most experts, such as Brad Gilbert think so. Read on to discover her biggest weapon… If you have seen Melanie Oudin’s remarkable 3-set wins, you have witnessed her big-time comebacks against top players in the world. How is she’s pulling out those matches come-from-behind victories? Is … Sport Psychology Article…

Tennis Mind Games: Early US Open Exits – Is This Mental or Physical?

Tennis Mindset

What is to Blame: Your Mental or Physical Game? Have you watched the action at the U.S. Open? A lot of surprises this year. We’ve seen some early exits by top seeded players… Are these early exits caused by a poor mental game or physical game? For example, Ana Ivanovic lost to Kateryna Bondarenko of Ukraine in the … Sport Psychology Article…

Sports Psychology: From Theory to Application

Sports Theory Application

Applying Mental Training Do you have a system for doing mental training with athletes? Do you know what steps to take to have the most impact with your athletes and teams? Honestly, 18 years ago when I finished my Ph.D. in sports psychology I did not have a system to teach athletes the mental game… I didn’t know … Sport Psychology Article…

Even Roger Federer Loses His Focus

Regaining Focus

Bouncing Back After Losing Focus Roger Federer demoralized Novak Djokovic at the Cincinnati Masters Tournament recently winning easily 6-1, 7-5. “It looks convincing, 6-1, 7-5, but a few points here or there, your focus is not right on break point, maybe you are the better man, but you end up losing because you lost focus on the biggest … Sport Psychology Article…

When Your Young Athlete’s Confidence is Low Because Friends Excel

Young Athlete Confidence

Young Athletes And Confidence Struggles What do you do when your young athlete’s confidence sinks every time a talented friend or teammate excels in sports? This is a common problem for young athletes. Kids are social beings—and they tend to compare themselves to their friends. But in sports, this is a bad thing to do. Making comparisons to … Sport Psychology Article…