Golf Confidence

Golf confidence and sports psychology articles for athlete, sports parents and team coaches.

3 Tips for Helping Young Athletes Stay Mentally Engaged from Start to Finish

3 Tips for Helping Young Athletes Stay Mentally Engaged from Start to Finish

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 is mental engagement. Skill, strength, and conditioning matter, but when focus drifts, decision-making declines, effort drops, and confidence wavers. When athletes aren’t … Sport Psychology Article…

How to Stop Overthinking in Competition

How to Stop Overthinking in Competition

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 are a lot of moving parts. For a baseball pitcher to throw strikes, there are many technical variables to consider, such as … Sport Psychology Article…

Why Golfers Do Better in Practice Than Tournament Rounds – Video

Video Of The Week

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 rounds. Do you have a young golfer that looks like a star in practice, plays great in practice rounds, but then gets … Sport Psychology Article…

Where Does Self-Confidence Come From in Golf?

Golf Psychology Podcast

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 Golfer’s Mental Edge CD program, teaches amateur to tour professional golfers how to improve their mental game of golf using golf psychology … Sport Psychology Article…

Do You Struggle With Confidence Under Pressure?

Golf Psychology Podcast

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? Dr. Patrick Cohn, golf psychology expert and author of the Golfer’s Mental Edge CD program, teaches amateur to tour professional golfers how … Sport Psychology Article…