Managing Negativity From Others What are the main distractions that affect your performance? In what competitive situations do you find focusing more difficult? Distractions can be described as …
Staying Motivated in Your Sport
How to Perform at Your Best What motivates you to perform your best in competition? What sources of motivation give you that extra boost to push in practice and training? Without …
Athletes Who Are Stuck in a Training Mindset
How to Develop a Competitive Mindset What is a competitive mindset? Can you learn to develop a competitive mindset? Two mindsets are important for your success. The are: the training mindset and …
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Can Athletes Use Mindfulness to Improve Focus?
Interview with Dr. Joe Havlick Dr. Patrick Cohn interviews Dr. Joe Havlick on the use of mindfulness to help athletes and performers succeed. Joe has a Ph.D. in Sport Psychology and works with …
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Helping Basketball Players Adopt the Shooter’s Mindset
Basketball Mindset After Missing Shots We’re getting several questions about basketball players who stop shooting when they miss… Here’s two of the questions related to the mindset after missing …
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On Comebacks, Meltdowns, and The Mental Game
The Mindset of Making a Comeback What leads to a comeback? And what causes a performance meltdown? Comebacks and meltdowns are on opposite sides of the spectrum but the basis of both is quite …
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