Sports psychology articles to improve your mindset for sports and performance by Peak Performance Sports
Overcoming Underperformance for Athletes How well do you perform when your back is up against the wall or when you are playing an elimination game? Some athletes perform better when there is a sense of urgency or perceived pressure. We often call these athletes clutch in those situations. However, are all athletes who play better when their backs … Sport Psychology Article…
How You Can Become the Best Athlete You Can Be How do you become the best athlete you can be? Why do so many athletes fall well short of their potential? When you understand the factors that interfere with improvement, you can apply mental strategies to build motivation and move your game forward. How many times have you … Sport Psychology Article…
The Instant Gratification Trap & its Negative Impact Do you become frustrated when you don’t see results immediately? Sometimes, athletes expect too much, too quickly. These athletes believe increased efforts will have an immediate impact on their results. For example, a baseball pitcher spends a lot of time working with a pitching coach to add another pitch to … Sport Psychology Article…
How to Control Your Emotions on the Field Do you have difficulty controlling your emotions during a soccer game? Have you ever become so angry after a bad play that you yelled at your teammates, coach or even the ref? Some soccer players get so upset that they just want to walk off the field in the middle … Sport Psychology Article…
Closing Out Your Tennis Matches Many tennis players struggle to close out matches. They stop playing the way that got them into position to win. They change their game… We see tennis players react in two ways when leading: (1) Athletes may sit on the lead and get protective. Here, you stay to worry about missing and you … Sport Psychology Article…
Playing With More Confidence in Competition What is stable confidence? What is fragile confidence? Is winning or performing well the best way to gain confidence? If you consider winning as the only source of confidence, you will have fragile or “roller coaster confidence.” Roller coaster confidence is when your belief depends on winning or performing well in the … Sport Psychology Article…