Your Mental Toughness and Returning From an Injury Coming back from athletic injury is an experience laden with intense emotions… An injured athlete returning to competition will run through the gamut of both positive and negative emotions: All emotions affect your recovery and performance. Negative emotions can increase muscle tension and affect how you breathe. If these emotions … Sport Psychology Article…
How to Perform in Clutch Game-Time Moments Performing under pressure… Being clutch… Making the big play… Hitting the winning shot… This is what makes sports exciting for athletes. When athletes are young and they are playing in their backyards, they dream up scenarios where their last ditch heroic efforts turn the tide and win the game in dramatic … Sport Psychology Article…
Overcome Excuses to Improve Performance in Sports Excuses, excuses, excuses… Excuses are the enemy of any athlete. Excuses shrug off responsibility and place the blame for a lackluster performance on something (weather, bad competition site, faulty equipment) or someone else (teammate, bad official, unruly fans). Take for example the following excuses, some of which may strike a chord … Sport Psychology Article…
How to Beat The Yips in Sports The yips can afflict athletes in any sport. No matter the sport or your level of experience, the yips can become problematic. In golf, the yips can hamper a golfer’s ability to swing a club freely. Faced with a 3-foot putt, a golfer with the yips might hesitate before getting the … Sport Psychology Article…
How Athletes Can Balance Sports and Life “Train, Eat, Sleep, Repeat”… And if you’re a student, Study between. The phrase has been written on t-shirts, emblazoned on locker room walls and printed on posters. Many athletes are singularly focused on their sport more with the goal of reaching the pinnacle. The belief of “more is better” can consume … Sport Psychology Article…
How to Mentally Prepare For Adversity in Sports Have you ever planned for adversity? You may think this is an odd question but it is very important when it comes to sports. When athletes sit back and imagine their athletic careers, they envision clutch plays, great performances, big wins, high accolades, prestigious awards, personal records, right? While it … Sport Psychology Article…