Mental Game Tips for Focusing During Long Competitions

Mental Game Tips for Focusing During Long Competitions

Competition Focus

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…

Practice Drills To Improve Concentration

Sharpen Your Focus! As a gift for the holidays, we have prepared a free eBook… You (or your athletes) will learn how to improve concentration using practice drills. The bonus eBook is titled: “Sharpen Your Focus: Practice Drills To Improve Concentration.” You can download my free practice drills to improve concentration below by clicking on the red download … Sport Psychology Article…

Is Your Athlete Focused During Competition?

Sports Psychology Podcast

Help Your Young Athletes Concentrate In Sports Are you a parent of or coach of an athlete that tends to struggle with focus during competition? In this week’s sports psychology podcast, mental game of sports expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn, answers a question from Chris, a parent whose athlete struggles with focus in competition. “Let’s address that first issue … Sport Psychology Article…

Tennis Mind: How to Regain Your Concentration – Video

Peak Sports Video of The Week

Tennis psychology expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn of Peak Performance Sports, LLC answers a mental game of tennis question from a tennis player, in his new video series titled, “Ask Doc.” This tennis player wants to know regain concentration after its lost in the middle of a match and perform his best. Find out how not to become complacent … Sport Psychology Article…

Sports Podcast: Focusing in Practice and Competition

Sports Psychology Podcast

In this week’s sports psychology podcast, Dr. Cohn responds to a question from a sport parents whose son has trouble focusing in practice and competition which acts as a distraction for his teammates. Sports psychology expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn helps athletes overcome the mental barriers that limit their performance. In this Podcast, Dr. Cohn discusses the top challenges … Sport Psychology Article…

Mental Toughness Defined And Beyond

Mental Toughness

How Do You View Mental Toughness? Do you admire certain athletes for their “mentally tough” play? Do you wish you were more mentally tough in competitions? Athletes are constantly told by coaches the importance of being mentally tough in competitions, but are unclear on its meaning; let alone how to develop mental toughness. Many athletes view mental toughness … Sport Psychology Article…