Slumps in sports articles and tips for competitive athletes, sports parents, coaches, and performers to improve performance.
How Can You Break Out of a Performance Slump? Can you think of a single athlete in any sport who has never experienced a slump? Every athlete—elite or beginner—goes through periods when their performance dips and nothing seems to go right. When this happens, athletes often slip into a slump mindset, believing that no amount of practice, extra … Sport Psychology Article…
Develop a Growth Mindset Are you going through a long-term slump? Are you holding back or playing tentatively due to your performance slump? Slumps are aggravating, frustrating and unnerving. Sometimes, a slump in one area of your game affects your entire game, further compounding the issue. For example, you are in the middle of a long slump and … Sport Psychology Article…
Tips for Slump Busting for Athletes Getting out of a slump is a mentally draining task for most athletes. Slumps are frustrating and can leave some athletes at a loss for how to break out of their performance lull. It feels like no matter what you do, nothing improves. You feel trapped. When a slump takes over your … Sport Psychology Article…
Break Out Of Slumps Every athlete gets to the point in a season where motivation dips a bit. Motivation can be difficult to maintain through a long season with hours and hours of repetitive practice and training sessions. Repetitive workouts can lead to boredom for some athletes, “I get so bored in practice and just want it to … Sport Psychology Article…
Sports Psychology Podcast In this week’s sports psychology podcast, mental game of sports expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn, answers a question from a high school baseball player who is struggling with his hitting. Listen to this month’s sports psychology podcast to learn how to improve your performance in sports and other mental game barriers that limit your performance. COHN: … Sport Psychology Article…
Slump-Busting Strategies I love the satisfaction of helping athletes get the most out of their ability using slump-busting strategies and mental game coaching, especially athletes from across the globe who may be in a performance slump… Cypress National shooter Mario Kapodistrias was in a performance slump with his shooting for a couple years. His under performance punished his self-confidence … Sport Psychology Article…