Sport Psychology Articles for Athletes, Coaches, and Sports Parents
What fuels your motivation? Wins, personal bests, rewards, awards, and compliments are positive forms of motivation for athletes. When your coaches, teammates, or parents believe in you, you will …
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Athletes Who Are Highly Critical Post-Game Do you or your athletes only focus on mistakes after competition? Do you criticize your performance instead of learn from it? Or do …
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Do you or your athletes only focus on mistakes after competition? Do you criticize your performance instead of learn from it? Or do you disqualify the positive? Perfectionist athletes can be …
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One of the qualities of perfectionist athletes is the fact that they judge their performance extremely harshly. They are very self-critical. Very high level perfectionists want their performance to …
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(This article is written by guest blogger, Allison Gamble) No athlete is immune to criticism and pressure. Yet how you respond to pressure is what separates great athletes from average ones. Going …
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