Expectations equals pressure for athletes… Pressure is a normal part of sports for athletes. In fact, you would be hard pressed to find athletes not make some type of reference about pressure they felt. As you become more competitive, pressure seems to increase and, for many athletes, that can be an overwhelming aspect of the athletic experience. Athletes … Sport Psychology Article…
What is the most challenging obstacle that holds an athlete back from their potential? You can probably rattle off a list of obstacles, such as lack of confidence, access to training, inexperienced coaching, genetics, fear of failure, etc. Of course, genetics, training, and coaching are important. However, you can find resources to overcome these challenges, improve your conditioning, … Sport Psychology Article…
Sports Confidence Buster #10 Do you beat yourself up after competitions and only focus on your mistakes? Self-criticism hurts an athlete but the effect of criticism is doubled when it comes from within the athlete’s mind. Being self-critical is the quickest way to shatter confidence. Many times, athletes describe themselves as being their own biggest critic. This mindset … Sport Psychology Article…
Overcoming Highly Judgemental Behaviors One of the qualities of perfectionist athletes is the fact that they judge their performance extremely harshly. They are very self-critical. Very high level perfectionists want their performance to look good and feel good in order to get the desired results. When they don’t get these results they feel they aren’t performing up to … Sport Psychology Article…
Grow Confidence Without Excessive Self-Criticism Are you happy with where you are with your game? Most athletes would answer “no” because they want to achieve more. After all, the goal of every athlete is to achieve as much of their athletic potential as possible. Some athletes think the best way to improve is to never be satisfied with … Sport Psychology Article…