Sports psychology articles to improve your mindset for sports and performance by Peak Performance Sports
Supercharge Your Mental Game Emotions can supercharge or ruin an athlete’s performance on the field. Have you ever had a game where an opposing player or fans got into your head? How well did you respond? Did you become so angry that you couldn’t focus on your game? Did your performance spiral downward or you made more mistakes … Sport Psychology Article…
The Focused Sports Kid In “Sessions with Doc,” Dr. Patrick Cohn answers your sports psychology and mental training questions about improving focus and concentration in young athletes. Do your young athletes tend to lose focus in competition? Here’s the question Dr. Patrick Cohn answers this week: How can you help your young athletes find out what their distractions … Sport Psychology Article…
Are You A Gamer? Are you a gamer and raise your performance in the “big” game? Why is it that some teams play great all season long but can’t seem to pull out a victory when it matters most? Most teams fail to win the big game because of expectation and pressure… You tell yourself, “This is the … Sport Psychology Article…
Focusing During Game Time Focusing is an important mental game skill, but it’s hard to maintain focus over a long period of time. So many distractions can invade your mind during a long competition such as fatigue, starting off the competition poorly, your opponent’s level of performance, etc. How many times has your focus wandered off during a … Sport Psychology Article…
What Does it Take to Win? Most athletes and spectators assume the most talented team or athletes should always win. Maybe they should, but that’s not always the case. Even is your team is superior, results are not a foregone conclusion… Often, the mentally tough team wins out. I’m sure you played a superior opponent, but pulled off … Sport Psychology Article…
Developing Self-Confidence In Sports Self-confidence is one of the most important mental skills in sports. Self-confidence is the belief in your ability to perform well. Without confidence, you cannot fire on all cylinders and perform your best in competition. Many athletes talk about losing confidence as if it’s something that is out of their control. These athletes allow … Sport Psychology Article…