Confidence in Sports Tips

6 Fears That Destroy Confidence for Athletes

Are You, or Your Athletes, Afraid to Fail? More and more athletes I work with on the mental game come to me with fear of failure. Fear and fear of failure is a constant source of stress or anxiety that sabotages athletes’ mental game and performance. What Is Fear of Failure for Athletes?In sports, most of the fear … Sport Psychology Article…

Instilling Mental Toughness in the Chicago Bulls

Mental Toughness

Becoming Mentally Tough Can you coach a team, let alone an athlete to develop “mental toughness?”  When we think of teaching mental toughness, we conjure up images of football coaches driving their athletes during two-a-days in the heat of summer or basketball coaches running sprints at the end of practice until athletes are practically retch.  Developing mental toughness … Sport Psychology Article…

Performing Well When You Don’t Have Your “A” Game

Performing Well

How To Play Well When You Feel Uncomfortable Does your performance suffer when you’re not “on,” you feel uncomfortable, or don’t have your “A” game that day? Do you struggle with staying confident and grind out the competition if your game is off or the competition is strong? I often work with perfectionists that have trouble staying composed … Sport Psychology Article…

How To Perform Well When Worried about the Competition

Sports Psychology Podcast

In this week’s sports psychology podcast, mental game of sports expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn, answers a question from a parent of a racer whose child does well at a local level and does poorly at a national level because of his worries about the other competitors. Listen to this month’s sports psychology podcast to learn how to improve … Sport Psychology Article…

How To Help Athletes Who’s Confidence Wavers in Competition

Football Confidence

Developing Stable Confidence in Sports Do you or your athletes succumb to the big moments in competition? Does all your hard-earned confidence (from practice) evaporate when you go into competition? If this sounds like you or athletes you coach, fragile confidence is a common theme for many people who contact us at Peak Performance Sports. What is fragile … Sport Psychology Article…

Mental Keys to Performing Fearlessly in Sports

Performing Fearlessly

Perform Without Fear in Competitions How can you perform fearlessly in competition? Do you need a boatload of confidence? Do you need high trust in your skills? Do you need to stop worrying about making mistakes? Or maybe you need to not obsess about outcomes? Okay, here’s my take…. All of these mental skills lead to success in … Sport Psychology Article…