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Sports Psychology Podcast: Overcome Shyness and Play with Confidence

Sports Psychology Podcast

In this week’s sports psychology podcast, Dr. Cohn answers a question from a sports parent about her child who appears to be too shy and not confident enough on the field.  Sports psychology expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn helps athletes trust their abilities and get into a performance mindset. Dr. Cohn gives the top mental game strategies to help … Sport Psychology Article…

Sport Psychology Podcast: Improve Trust

Sports Psychology Podcast

In this week’s sports psychology podcast, Dr. Cohn helps a basketball player relax in crunch time. Sports psychology expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn helps athletes tust their abilities and play relaxed in competition. Dr. Cohn answers the following mental game question: “My daughter has excellent basketball skills, but her coach thinks she hasn’t learned how to relax in crunch-time. If she drives to … Sport Psychology Article…

Sport Psychology Podcast: Be Proactive with Confidence

Sports Psychology Podcast

In this week’s sports psychology podcast, Dr. Cohn helps a basketball player who is afraid of failing. Sports psychology expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn helps athletes strive for success and boost their confidence in competition. Dr. Cohn answers the following mental game question: “I play basketball. I get very little playing time because of past timid play and ”afraid of failing” attitude. I want to prove … Sport Psychology Article…

Sport Psychology Podcast: Perform Without Expectations

Sports Psychology Podcast

In this week’s sports psychology podcast, Dr. Cohn helps a basketball player who puts pressure on himself to perform. Sports psychology expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn helps athletes perform without expectations and tension in competition. Dr. Cohn answers the following mental game question: “I play pro basketball in Europe and after two games have not played well. I am … Sport Psychology Article…

How Coaches’ and Parents’ Expectations Hurt Athletes

Pressuring Young Athletes

Sport Parents: Do You Pressure Your Young Athletes? Youth coach Doug Donaldson says he knows intuitively when one of his young athletes feels pressured by a parent’s expectations. And he also knows the problems such well-meaning expectations can create in young athletes. For example, one of his player’s mothers wants the child to play goalie in Lacrosse. But … Sport Psychology Article…

Peak Performance Sports Launches Hockey Psychology Tips

Peak Performance Sports and Dr. Patrick Cohn launches http://www.hockey-psychology.com/ for players, coaches, and hockey parents. Hockey Psychology Tips helps junior to professional hockey players improve confidence, focus, composure, and boost mental toughness for practice and games. Dr. Patrick Cohn is a master mental game coach with over 20 year of experience helping athletes and teams succeed using sports … Sport Psychology Article…