How to Grow Your Confidence Without Excessive Self-Criticism Are you happy with where you are with your game? Most athletes would answer "no" because they want to achieve more. After all, the goal of every athlete is to achieve as much of their athletic potential as possible. Some athletes think the best way to improve is to never be satisfied with a performance. These athletes engage … [Read more...]
If You Think You Can, You’re Likely to Succeed
How to Be a Confident Athlete Do you believe in your ability to perform? Are you confident as an athlete? Do you talk yourself into defeat or victory? The Ireland rugby team recently took Australia 2-1 in a Test series. Rob Herring, Ireland hooker, said belief was the key factor in his team’s success. "There’s a lot of belief in the squad and we’ve shown throughout the last year that we can … [Read more...]
How to Play More Confidently in Sports
Focusing on The Positives of Your Performance Have you been disappointed after a game because you lost, or thought you played poorly? Do you recognize your performance as either good or bad? Do you give yourself credit where credit is due? Australia lost to France on Saturday 2-1 in their World Cup opener. Though, the team seemed to have transformed from their pre-tournament … [Read more...]
Communication For Team Success
How to Communicate With Your Teammates Has a star teammate of yours ever struggled in a big game? What did you do? Did you give them a little pep talk or sit back and continue to watch the battle? Did you WANT to help them? Were you scared of how they’d respond? On Saturday night, the Warriors were able to force a Game 7 with a 115-86 win over the Rockets in Game 6. Draymond Green … [Read more...]
How to Be Confident Like Steph Curry
How to Be Proactive With Your Confidence After a loss or a couple bad games, does your confidence drop? Do you feel like you’re stuck and can’t pull yourself out? Are you thinking the next game will also be a struggle? Steph Curry, who’s probably my favorite athlete right now, has had a fairly rough post-season this year... He suffered an MCL sprain back in March and has been questioned … [Read more...]
How To Have Stable Confidence in Games
How to Maintain Confidence When Not Playing Well In this week's sports psychology podcast, mental game of sports expert Dr. Patrick Cohn talks with Dr. Megan. Dr. Megan is new at Peak Performance Sports. She is the lead mental coach specializing in working with youth and high school athletes in various sports. In this podcast, they will answer a question from our most recent survey: "How do … [Read more...]
How Volleyball Players Can Control Confidence
Do You Have Stable Self-Confidence in Volleyball? Confidence can be an elusive skill for a lot of athletes. It is one of the most important mental game components, and also one of the hardest to gain and maintain. Confidence can also impact other mental skills. For example, when confidence is fragile, it’s likely that you’ll be distracted easily and struggle to focus in the present. For … [Read more...]
Performing Well During Pressure Moments
Mental Preparation to Improve Focus in Big Games Have you ever had one of those make it or break it moments in your athletic career? The big moment, where the season all comes down to one play or one event, is one of the greatest pressure moments you will ever experience. Think of what an athlete experiences in that one big moment... You spent preseason working on your endurance, speed … [Read more...]
How This Pro Bounces Back From a Bad Game
Maintaining Confidence After a Bad Performance Every athlete in every sport will have a bad performance. There are no exemptions from this rule... It is true for all athletes. Yes, it stinks... Yes, it is hard to take... And, yes, sometimes it happens at the most inopportune times... You can’t change that bad game, poor play, or shaky performance. That competition is in the past. What you … [Read more...]
When You Lose a Star on Your Team, Can You Step In?
How to Handle The Pressure of Replacing a Star Teammate Many athletes rely on the top player or athlete on their squad. You may view this ONE athlete as crucial to the success of the team. This star athlete may be the glue the holds the team together and leads in most of the team’s production. This player may seem irreplaceable, but what if circumstances change? What if that star athlete … [Read more...]
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