Sports psychology articles to improve your mindset for sports and performance by Peak Performance Sports
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…
What Is The “Go For It” Mentality In Golf? Many golfers don’t have the “go for it” mentality. Some golfers are content to play it safe and conservative. The “play-it-safe” mentality is synonymous with caution and caution never transfers into excellence; caution produces average. Playing it safe says, “I’m just happy to be here,” while the go-for-it mentality … Sport Psychology Article…
Dreams vs. Goals In Golf What were your goals for last golf season? Did you accomplish what you set out to do? Many golfers talk about their goals for the season yet are consistently disappointed after each season because they feel they didn’t reach their dreams. Having a dream is not the same as having a goal. Every … Sport Psychology Article…
What Makes Free-Throws So Difficult? Free-throw shooting, for many basketball players, is the toughest shot in the game. It is not difficult because it is physically demanding; it is a simple shot 15 feet from the basket with no defenders, no running and no jumping. A free-throw is just you alone performing a skill you repeated thousands of … Sport Psychology Article…