Why Focusing on Mistakes Keeps You Stuck Mistakes can haunt athletes and turn into more mistakes. But it’s not the mistake that hurts performances–it’s your memory or dwelling on a mistake that hurts your performance. Once the mistake is done, it should be done, but hard to do for many perfectionist athletes. Unfortunately, the past is no longer … Sport Psychology Article…
Golfers Who Choke Because of Fear How many times has fear ruined a round of golf for you? Have you ever been overwhelmed by thoughts such as: Fear is the biggest obstacle to peak performance… Fear leads to worry and worry leads to playing it safe… Unfortunately, “play it safe” option is really no option at all if … Sport Psychology Article…
Improving Your Mental Game in The Off Season What do you do during your off season? Do you attend clinics, practice with private coaches, or spend hours and hours improving your fitness your own? Off-season is where many athletes seek to improve and try to gain an advantage over their competition. Many athletes will revamp their technique and … Sport Psychology Article…
Finding Your Rhythm in Golf Why do some golfers take so long to find their rhythm? Maybe you can relate to this experience… You get to the course and something seems off… Mentally, you feel like you are not ready for the round. At the first tee, you don’t feel comfortable. You set up to your shot and … Sport Psychology Article…
Staying Positive in Diverse Playing Conditions Bad weather, less-than-optimal course or field conditions, poor playing surfaces and unfavorable arena circumstances can derail some athletes before the competition even starts. For example, a swimmer who enters the warm-up pool, finds the water temperature colder than usual and concludes he cannot swim fast in cold water… Or a golfer who … Sport Psychology Article…
Tryouts: What Stops Athletes From Playing Their Best Tryouts or qualify can be an anxious time for many athletes. Whether you are trying out or qualifying for a traveling team, select team, high school team or college team, you need to be on top of your game to have the best chance of earning a spot. Unfortunately, some … Sport Psychology Article…