Practice to competition articles and tips for competitive athletes, sports parents, coaches, and performers to improve performance.
Improve Your Intensity and Focus in Practice In sports psychology, we find that a lot of athletes struggle with maintaining the same intensity in practice that they have in games. While it is good to be a “gamer” and perform your best in competition, this can also hurt your practice mindset if you are unable to improve your … Sport Psychology Article…
Perfectionist Athletes and Fragile Confidence One of the characteristics of perfectionists is that they tend to have more confidence in practice than they do in competition. Fragile confidence means that athletes’ confidence goes up-and-down rapidly depending on how they are performing in the moment. And this ties into athletes’ high expectations… Learn how to get off the confidence roller coaster … Sport Psychology Article…
Athletes Who Are Stuck in a Practice Mindset Today on the Top 10 Challenges of Perfectionism Dr. Cohn talks about athletes who are stuck in a practice mindset when they compete. One of the characteristics of perfectionists is that they are very comfortable in their practice routines, but not as comfortable in competition–for many different reasons. One reason is they are confident in their practice, … Sport Psychology Article…
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…
Applying Mental Skills to Competition Many athletes struggle with applying mental skill to competition. They understand mental game strategies well, but fail to use what they learn when performing. Mental skills, just like physical skills must be practiced to make them part of you. In this article, I’ll discuss how you can improve your success with applying mental … Sport Psychology Article…