Sports psychology articles to improve your mindset for sports and performance by Peak Performance Sports
Mental Preparation For Peak Performance Success all comes down to mindset: What direction is your mindset leading you? If you aren’t moving closer to your goals, maybe it’s time to take a closer look at your habits. Villanova’s Men’s basketball team is the defending NCAA national champion and every collegiate basketball team will seek to dethrone the Wildcats. … Sport Psychology Article…
Pro Athletes Who View Pressure as A Privilege What if I said that you cannot perform your best without pressure? It’s pressure that challenges your ability and forces you to work hard and dig a little deeper to get more out of your potential. You might have very high talent, but your performance will consistently be under par … Sport Psychology Article…
How to Move on After a Loss Get over it… Move on… Turn the page… It’s in the past… All of which are good advice after a loss. These common expressions are often no consolation to athletes and coaches after the sting of defeat. You already know you need to move on… You know there is zero benefit … Sport Psychology Article…
Overcome Pressure in Sports When Minnesota Vikings punter Jeff Locke learned how to control his attention, he learned how to cope better with pressure and improved his performance in games. Pressure can get to any athlete, that is, if the athlete lets it happen. Pressure is the perception of threat by the athlete. Worrying about results, game conditions, … Sport Psychology Article…
Quiet Your Mental Chatter And Trust Your Game Golfers can easily buy into the notion that negative history will repeat over and over again. This is called an over generalization: Your mental script from the past dictates your performance today. However, just because you missed critical shots in the past doesn’t mean you will continue to do the … Sport Psychology Article…
Developing a Higher Level of Confidence You here athletes and coaches talk so much about the importance of confidence for athletes. But do you work on this mental game skill? Athletes with a high level of confidence… –Can better handle pressure during critical moments of competition.–Perform with consistency for longer periods of time.–Are more motivated to achieve goals.–Don’t … Sport Psychology Article…