How Can Parents Help Athletes Improve Focused? As a sports parent, how often do you notice your child physically present in a game—but mentally somewhere else? One of the biggest challenges across youth and competitive sports … Sports Psychology Tip
When Does Thinking Become Detrimental? Is it even possible to replicate good technique in competition without thinking? Technique and mechanics are crucial for both confidence and success in sports. However, mechanics are quite detailed. There … Sports Psychology Tip
Taking Your Practice Game to The Golf Course In “Sports Psychology Sessions with Doc,” Dr. Patrick Cohn answers a question from Cary about how he can help his young golfer take his practice game to tournament … Sports Psychology Tip
Does Your Golfer Lack Self-Confidence? Are you a parent with a young golfer that competes a lot, yet your golfer seems to lack self-confidence under pressure? Dr. Patrick Cohn, golf psychology expert and author of the … Sports Psychology Tip
Coping With Anxiety Under Pressure Have you taken several years off from your golf game and then came back and returned to competitive golf only to find that you struggle with confidence and anxiety under pressure? … Sports Psychology Tip
Bringing Your Practice Golf to Tournaments Do you have a big gap between how you practice your golf game and how you play in matches or tournaments? Many golfers talk about how well they perform in … Sports Psychology Tip
Stop Over Analyzing and Trust Your Swing Do you work on your swing mechanics when playing tournament rounds or rounds for score? Working on your swing or thinking too much about technique while playing is not … Sports Psychology Tip
Evaluate Your Golf Game To Improve Performance Effectively evaluating your golf game requires balance. Some golfers look at their golf game and only see mistakes and failure. These golfers have a bevy of ‘whys’ running through … Sports Psychology Tip
Develop Stable Confidence In Golf Confidence is necessary to play great golf, but confidence doesn’t guarantee winning or even shooting your best score. This is an important distinction to make… If you believe confidence guarantees success, … Sports Psychology Tip
Golfers Try To Be Perfect At An Imperfect Game Golf is anything but a game of perfect, that’s according to my mentor at UVA, Bob Rotella. in his book “Golf is not a Game of Perfect.” … Sports Psychology Tip