The Winning Formula I often inform my students about the three Cs for athletic success. These three keys include: (1) clarity, (2) confidence, (3) concentration… But today I’d like to introduce another “C” for your success in sports. This overlooked mental skill is a close cousin to confidence and trust in your skills. Without it, you are doomed … Sport Psychology Article…
Did you know that sports psychology can be applied to any performance situation and not just sports? For example, I’ve done business seminars for big companies such as Beyer and Alcon Labs to help give their employees the mental edge. Recently, I coached an independent businessman, Bob, about his challenges with the mental game (this was a free … Sport Psychology Article…
In this week’s sports psychology podcast, Dr. Cohn helps a basketball player who makes mental mistakes in competition. Sports psychology expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn helps athletes trust in their abilities and perform with confidence. Dr. Cohn answers the following mental game question: “I recently walked on to my college basketball team. I put in so much time and effort, yet in … Sport Psychology Article…
What is to Blame: Your Mental or Physical Game? Have you watched the action at the U.S. Open? A lot of surprises this year. We’ve seen some early exits by top seeded players… Are these early exits caused by a poor mental game or physical game? For example, Ana Ivanovic lost to Kateryna Bondarenko of Ukraine in the … Sport Psychology Article…
Dr. Patrick Cohn, golf psychology expert and author of the “Golfer’s Mental Edge” CD program, teaches amateur to tour professional golfers how to improve their mental game of golf. In this week’s golf psychology session, mental game of golf expert and author of The Mental Game of Golf, Dr. Cohn, helps a golfer keep his concentration in tournaments. … Sport Psychology Article…
Bouncing Back After Losing Focus Roger Federer demoralized Novak Djokovic at the Cincinnati Masters Tournament recently winning easily 6-1, 7-5. “It looks convincing, 6-1, 7-5, but a few points here or there, your focus is not right on break point, maybe you are the better man, but you end up losing because you lost focus on the biggest … Sport Psychology Article…