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…
Understand The Ups and Downs Of Your Performance How do you overcome slumps? When you’ve had a few bad games or performances, do you expect that trend to continue? Here’s what I see a lot… It starts with a bad game… Your confidence takes a little hit… You begin to doubt your ability due to a poor performance… … Sport Psychology Article…
Stay Confident In Games Are you able to remain confident in critical moments during competition? Think of a time when you finally made it to the big stage in your sport… You were probably excited to reach the next level… When the competition started, you were confident but slightly nervous… but things may not have gone your way … Sport Psychology Article…
Increase Your Level Of Intrinsic Motivation Have you lost your motivation in the middle of a long season? Have you ever wondered what you could do to have greater motivation? There have probably been times where you had difficulty getting psyched up for a competition or pushing through the drudgery of training. As your season ended, you may … Sport Psychology Article…
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…
Fear Of Failure In Sports Are you afraid to mess up during a competition? Do you perform well in practice but can’t seem to put it together during competition? Most likely, you are experiencing fear of failure. Fear of failure is the number one mental game issue we see today. Fear of failure can have many causes: Fear … Sport Psychology Article…