Why do Athletes Choke? What is performance anxiety and how does it affect athletes’ ability to perform under pressure? A new website at Sports Performance Anxiety Coach, created by sports psychology expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn, helps athletes learn mental strategies to overcome performance anxiety and choking in competition. The new website, “Sports Performance Anxiety Coach,” offers, articles, tips, … Sport Psychology Article…
In this week’s sports psychology podcast, mental game of sports expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn, interviews interviews Matti Jaakkola, a sports psycologist and president of the Sports Psychology Association in Finland. Matti talks about how to overcome the mental game challenges of motor sports. He discusses key components to getting the best out of yourself and your team. Matti … Sport Psychology Article…
Do you Have a Mental Preparation Routine? The pregame warm up is much more than a physical warm up. You have to use this time to be mentally ready to compete. Most top athletes use pregame mental preparation routines to feel ready to perform their best and consistently perform up to their physical talent! Hall of fame player … Sport Psychology Article…
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…
Sports Psychology and its Uses 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 … Sport Psychology Article…
In this week’s sports psychology podcast, Dr. Cohn responds to a question from a sport parents whose daughter has trouble performing as well in competition as does in practice. In this Podcast, Dr. Cohn discusses the top challenges athletes have with taking confidence and the skills they learn in practice to competition. Listen to this month’s sports psychology … Sport Psychology Article…