Mental Performance Articles

Sports psychology articles to improve your mindset for sports and performance by Peak Performance Sports

How to Increase Consistency in Competition?

Learning from Loses

Positive Mental Approach to Maintaining Consistency What are the keys to greater consistency in sports performances? Many factors, such as injuries, over training, lack of preparation, unrealistic expectations, contribute to inconsistency. Each of these factors is impacted by your thoughts. Your thoughts heading into a competition affect your confidence, focus, and performance. The following are thoughts that contribute … Sport Psychology Article…

How to Build Team Confidence

team success

Teamwork, Confidence, and Team Success What is the main ingredient in team success? Just as individual success requires confidence, team success revolves around team confidence. Team confidence is comprised of each player believing that the team has the necessary skills to accomplish their goals, such as winning a tournament, beating a rival, or making the playoffs. High team … Sport Psychology Article…

Evaluating Performance and Maintaining Confidence

Keeping your Confidence at a Consistent Level Are you highly self-critical after a competition? Does your confidence drop after competing? Many athletes pick apart their performance, no matter how well they perform.  These athletes create a mental laundry list of every little aspect they didn’t perform at the highest level. You don’t need to be a perfectionist to … Sport Psychology Article…

How to Start Firing on All Cylinders

Shooter's Mindset

Learn How to Best Prepare for Competition Do you start competitions slow? Some athletes start slowly in competitions because of a lack of pregame preparation. These athletes go through the motions in pregame and believe they can flip the switch once the competition starts. Unfortunately, this mindset at the start of competition does not help you start well. … Sport Psychology Article…

The Mental Keys to Stable Confidence

Confidence in Sports

Confidence Can be a Game Changer if You Master It What gives you the biggest boost of confidence? Knowing what fuels your confidence is essential so you can refill your confidence tank or keep it high… Confidence can go up and down for athletes. You probably have experienced several times through your athletic career where your confidence stores … Sport Psychology Article…