Mental Toughness in Sports

Mental toughness articles for athletes and performers to improve mental toughness in sports

Get the Mental Edge. Train Like an Elite Athlete.

Get the Mental Edge. Train Like an Elite Athlete.

How to Train to Win Many athletes complain about going to practice, especially if the training session is monotonous, dull, or consists of seemingly useless drills. For example, some soccer players despise long training sessions in the rain. When you are soaked and cold by the midway point, who wouldn’t want to go home, dry off and fall … Sport Psychology Article…

How to Keep Calm after a Poor Officiating Call

How to Keep Calm after a Poor Officiating Call

Do Emotions Get the Best of you After a Bad Call? Do your emotional outbursts lead to a loss of focus and uncharacteristic mistakes? You can’t take emotions out of the game. By nature, we are emotional beings. However, when you don’t reel in your emotions, they will intensify, and your performance will decline rapidly. For example, Mary … Sport Psychology Article…

How Elite Athletes Gain Trust in their Game

How Elite Athletes Gain Trust in their Game

Learning to be Comfortable with Your Game What does it mean to be comfortable with your game? You can view “comfort” in two ways… One way to view comfort is the acceptance of the status quo. In that sense, athletes train within a comfort zone impeding progress. To grow as an athlete, you should push past comfort and … Sport Psychology Article…

How to Learn from Losses 

How to Learn from Losses

Do Losses Motivate You? For many athletes, losses hurt their confidence and detract from their motivation. Unfortunately, losses are part of the athletic experience. So goes the saying, “You can’t win them all.” How you respond to a loss separates good athletes from great ones. After a loss, you have two choices: 1. You can see the loss … Sport Psychology Article…

Athletes Who Make Comparisons – Video

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Do you often compare yourself to other competitors and then create expectations or feel less confident in your skills? Watch this video to learn how to stop making comparisons to your competitors and stay focused only on your warm-up and performance. Related Sports Psychology Videos *Subscribe to The Sports Psychology Podcast on iTunes*Subscribe to The Sports Psychology Podcast on Spotify*Subscribe … Sport Psychology Article…