Sports Psychology Articles

Do You Struggle With Confidence Under Pressure?

Golf Psychology Podcast

Coping With Anxiety Under Pressure Have you taken several years off from your golf game and then came back and returned to competitive golf only to find that you struggle with confidence and anxiety under pressure? Dr. Patrick Cohn, golf psychology expert and author of the Golfer’s Mental Edge CD program, teaches amateur to tour professional golfers how … Sport Psychology Article…

Why Athletes Engage in The Blame Game

Improve Your Sports Performance

Improving Your Sports Performance When things don’t go as planned with your performance, do you play the “blame game”? When you lose a game, make a critical error or bomb a performance, do you pin the fault on someone else? How many times have you heard athletes or teammates say, “If my teammate didn’t mess up, we would … Sport Psychology Article…

Mental Preparation and Returning to Competition

Mental Preparation

Coming Back Strong After a Layoff Layoffs due to injury, sickness, suspension, being benched or even taking a mental break from playing is a difficult task for most athletes. But returning to action after a layoff can be even more daunting… When you return to competition, your mind is cluttered with fear and doubts: Think back to your … Sport Psychology Article…

How Sergio Garcia’s Mental Game Helped Him Win The Masters

Winning Mindset

Sergio Garcia’s Winning Mindset All golfers desire that smooth stroke that enables them to hit powerful, accurate shots. Interestingly, a fluid stroke is the result of not just physical practice but also mental factors. When you are playing your best golf, you are in a “thought-free” zone, that is, you are swinging the club without consciously thinking about … Sport Psychology Article…

Overcoming Anxiety on The Green

Golf Psychology Podcast

How Do You Approach The Putting Yips? Do you have a lot of nervousness and anxiety once you get to the green? 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 using golf psychology strategies developed over the … Sport Psychology Article…

How One Team Improves Mental Toughness

Mental Toughness in Sports

What is Mental Toughness in Sports? What is mental toughness in sports? How can it help you? Mental toughness is: Mental toughness gives athletes the ability to perform to their highest potential under the most stressful conditions or important competitions. Unfortunately many athletes have experiences similar to this athlete… “I have been competing in multiple sports since I … Sport Psychology Article…