Fear of failure and sports psychology articles for athletes, performers, sports parents and team coaches.
This week’s sports psychology podcast focuses on how to relax on game day. Sports psychology expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn helps athletes overcome pregame jitters and perform their best in competition. Dr. Cohn answers the following question in this month’s sports psychology podcast: “It’s seems like I can never play up to my true potential, I have great mechanics … Sport Psychology Article…
The Keys to Success in Sports What are three (must have) keys to success in sports? (1) Good instruction, (2) Practice and repetition, and (3) Trust in your skills. Allow me to explain… I was prompted to write this email after I received an interesting note from a baseball parent. He’s worried that his son can’t remember his … Sport Psychology Article…
Dr. Patrick Cohn, golf psychology expert and author of the “Golfer’s Mental Edge” CD program, teaches amateur to tour professional golfers how to improve their mental game of golf. In this week’s golf psychology session, mental game of golf expert and author of The Mental Game of Golf, Dr. Cohn, helps golfers take their practice game to tournaments. *Download The Golf Psychology Podcast #113 … Sport Psychology Article…
Do You Check Out After Mistakes? OK, so I’ve received a ton of questions from athletes, coaches and parents about how to help athletes who “check out” after making mistakes in competition. Do you (or your players) have trouble keeping your head in the game after mistakes? Do mistakes compound because you’re so frustrated you can’t think clearly? … Sport Psychology Article…