In this sports psychology podcast, Dr. Cohn helps a player on how to stay confident in shooting after a couple of misses during the game, Dr. Cohn answers a question from Sam who had to say this about his game. Sam said: “If I miss a couple of shots in the game, I lose confidence. Or if somebody … Sport Psychology Article…
In this sports psychology podcast, Dr. Cohn helps parents understand a young athlete who has fragile confidence. Here is the question, Dr. Cohn answers in this episode this question from a sports parent: Sports Parent: “My son plays for a top soccer team in the state. He does great at practice, and he does amazing in other sports … Sport Psychology Article…
Playing With More Confidence in Competition What is stable confidence? What is fragile confidence? Is winning or performing well the best way to gain confidence? If you consider winning as the only source of confidence, you will have fragile or “roller coaster confidence.” Roller coaster confidence is when your belief depends on winning or performing well in the … Sport Psychology Article…
How to Become a Well-Rounded Athlete How do you become a well-rounded athlete? What ways help to gain overall physical strength? How can you prevent burnout at an early age? The answer to these questions is the same… Variety. Many young athletes and parents believe more is better. Young athletes specialize in a sport at an early age. … Sport Psychology Article…
Staying Mentally Tough When Facing Adversity Most athletes pay no attention to purposefully training their minds. Instead, these athletes leave their mental response to chance. You want to consistently train your brain by sending yourself positive messages. If you are not actively training your brain, you passively train your brain. That is, whatever messages pop up in your … Sport Psychology Article…
How to Stay Confident in Your Shot Do you lose confidence and stop shooting after you miss early in the game? Learn how to keep your confidence and keep shooting when missing. In this sports psychology video, Dr. Cohn helps teach athletes how to keep their confidence after missing early in the game. Many athletes struggle staying confident … Sport Psychology Article…