Mental Performance Articles

Sports psychology articles to improve your mindset for sports and performance by Peak Performance Sports

Lydia Ko: The Mindset of a Record-Breaking Champion

How Visualization Helps Boost Confidence

Focusing Your Emotions On The Green Focusing is the most important and, often, most challenging mental skill to master in golf. Golf tournaments are filled with potential distractions, in particular negative thoughts and counter-productive emotions. Focusing on your emotions will, without a doubt, impede your golf game. The golfers that are the most successful are the ones who … Sport Psychology Article…

How to Get ‘Psyched Up’ Instead of ‘Psyched Out’

Improve Performance Under Pressure

Deal With High Pressure Situations In Games Why is it that some athletes step up in high-pressure situations when athletes dread those feelings of pressure? You have been in those situations where the end of a competition is running near and there is that critical moment where the outcome is about to be decided… your heart is pounding… … Sport Psychology Article…

How to Overcome Athletes’ Resistance to Mental Training

Benefits of Mental Training

What Top Athletes Have Benefited From Mental Training? Whether athletes are young or college-age, talented or less talented, they all can benefit from mental training. Yet, a number of obstacles prevent athletes from embracing it. What does this mean for parents and coaches? Read on and you’ll learn how to help athletes overcome their resistance to mental training. … Sport Psychology Article…

How To Help Athletes with Perfectionism In Sports – Video

Sports Psychology Video

Do You Have High Expectations In Sports? In “Sessions with Doc,” Dr. Patrick Cohn answers your sports psychology and mental training questions about managing perfectionism in athletes. Here’s the question Dr. Cohn answers this week about Overcoming Perfectionism In Sports. LEAH ASKS: “With my athleticism, training, and my talent, I have super high expectations and I expect to … Sport Psychology Article…

Two Important Keys To Mental Toughness

Mental Toughness Training

Self-Control And Persistence Why do some athletes consistently fall short of their goals? Are you frustrated because you just can’t seem to get over the hump and achieve the level of success that you desire? Many athletes start pre-season full of vim and vigor… You have certain objectives you want to meet… You believe this is the year … Sport Psychology Article…

Does Jordan Spieth Have The Tiger Woods Syndrome?

Facing the Pressure

Do You Feel Pressure During Golf? For many golfers, victory and notoriety often come with a huge pressure to stay on top and continue to excel–think Tiger Woods. For golfers, a high world ranking often comes with a higher expectation to continuously make cuts and have a change to win. Despite talent and a strong mental game, even … Sport Psychology Article…