Every Athlete Makes Mistakes How do you deal with mistakes during a competition? Do you quickly refocus on your game, or do you dwell on mistakes for too long? Why focusing on mistakes interferes with athletic performance: When you fail to refocus after a mistake, you give your opponents a significant mental edge. How to counter mistakes: In … Sport Psychology Article…
Positive Mental Approach to Maintaining Consistency What are the keys to greater consistency in sports performances? Many factors, such as injuries, over training, lack of preparation, unrealistic expectations, contribute to inconsistency. Each of these factors is impacted by your thoughts. Your thoughts heading into a competition affect your confidence, focus, and performance. The following are thoughts that contribute … Sport Psychology Article…
How Athletes Can Improve Concentration What are the most important factors you can control to perform well in competition? The answer is focus, effort, preparation, emotional reactions, and attitude. Those five factors are the only aspects of performance that you can control. When you try to control aspects of performance outside of your direct control, you become worried … Sport Psychology Article…
How to Focus on the Court In this week’s sports psychology podcast, mental game of sports expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn, answers mental game questions in Sessions With Doc. This week’s question is: Do you struggle in the game with distractions? Listen to Dr. Cohn’s new podcast to find out what he teaches athletes about mental strategies to help … Sport Psychology Article…
Do you Limit Distractions during Basketball Games? In “Sports Psychology Sessions with Doc,” Dr. Patrick Cohn answers sports psychology questions from athletes, parents and coaches. Do you struggle early in the game with your focus and easily getting distracted? In this mental game video for basketball, Dr. Cohn will discuss: Top distractions for basketball players. COHN: What are … 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…