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Don’t Let Adversity Affect Your Game in Sports

The Sports Psychology Podcast

Are you an athlete who struggles with adversity or fear of failure in competition?

Many athletes spend too much time dwelling on their mistakes, feeling that past mistakes define their future play.

When too much pressure is placed on winning, rather than on improvement, sports can start feeling like work rather than fun, especially for sports kids.

Dr. Cohn speaks with basketball Coaches Jim Huber and Charlie Miller on how athletes can work through their mistakes and bounce back from adversity in their play.

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Patrick Cohn, Ph.D. Owner, Master Mental Coach
Dr. Patrick Cohn is a sports psychology Ph.D. with 40 years of experience coaching 1,000+ athletes, from the NFL and PGA Tour to the Olympics. He founded Peak Performance Sports in 1996 and has published 25+ books and workbooks on mental performance training. He's the architect of the Mental Edge Framework for athletes, coaches, and parents seeking competitive advantage. He is also the creator of the MGCP certification programs for coaches and life coaches.

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