Award Winning Sports Psychology Blog Peak Performance Sports was selected by the panelists at Feedspot.com as one of the Top 40 Sports Psychology Blogs on the web! We try to be the leading content provider of sports psychology strategies for athletes, coaches and parents. Every week, we usually post a new article for our blog readers to improve mental toughness for sports. We also send out … [Read more...] about Peaksports.com Rated as Top Sports Psychology Blog
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Introducing Mental Training to Athletes
How to Introduce Sports Psychology to Athletes In “Sports Psychology Sessions with Doc,” Dr. Patrick Cohn answers a question from Mike about how you can introduce mental coaching to your athletes. Visit Sports Psychology for Athletes at Peaksports.com and click on contact us to submit your mental game questions for Dr. Cohn to answer in his mental game videocast or podcast. How do you … [Read more...] about Introducing Mental Training to Athletes
How to Counter The Upset When Playing an Underdog
Controlling Your Focus in Games Athletes under perform all the time in sports... Sometimes when you play against a team or opponent with a lower rank, you may underestimate them to take the game too lightly. In a tournament elimination format, you may look past that lower ranked opponent and focus on your next match-up or a more formidable opponent. You erroneously believe that the … [Read more...] about How to Counter The Upset When Playing an Underdog
Confidence And Knowing You Belong
Performing Confidently in Sports Part of feeling confident as an athlete is "knowing you belong" in a specific team or competition. For a gymnast, "knowing you belong" may be competing at Nationals. For a tennis player, "knowing you belong" may be closing out a match against a higher ranked opponent. For a soccer player, "knowing you belong" may be breaking into the starting lineup for … [Read more...] about Confidence And Knowing You Belong
How Athletes Can Benefit From Sports Psychology
Mental Training For A Competitive Advantage In today’s world of sports, there has been in an increasing interest for athletes to engage in mental training. Many athletes looking for a competitive advantage have turned to sports psychology for an answer. Yet a vast number of athletes think sports psychology is for “head cases” or don’t see how mental training can improve their … [Read more...] about How Athletes Can Benefit From Sports Psychology
Anthony Robbins, Sports Psychology, and Peak Performance
Applying Anthony Robbins Approach to Sports Psychology Do you feel stuck in your athletic career? Are you not seeing the results you expected to see? Many athletes who are disappointed in their performances don't understand why. These athletes may seek out the advice from others in their sport, such as coaches, older athletes, or private coaches but, nonetheless, the results are the … [Read more...] about Anthony Robbins, Sports Psychology, and Peak Performance
Mental Training: How To Avoid Burnout
The Secret to Success in Sports Do you believe that you will perform twice as good if you trained twice as long? The “more is better” mentality is thrust upon young athletes at a very early age. Parents and coaches try to get to get kids to specialize in one sport at early ages. Parents feel they need to get their child going in a sport early so they are not left behind by other … [Read more...] about Mental Training: How To Avoid Burnout
Sports Parents Who Pressure Their Kids
Do You Place High Expectations On Your Young Athletes? In "Mental Training Sessions with Doc," Dr. Patrick Cohn answers your sports psychology and mental training questions about sports parents who pressure their kids. Visit Peaksports.com and click on contact us to submit your question for Dr. Cohn to answer in his mental game videocast or podcast. Here's the question Dr. Patrick Cohn answers … [Read more...] about Sports Parents Who Pressure Their Kids
Do You Have Bizarre Pregame Superstitions?
Superstitions In Sports Do you have to wear the same lucky jersey or shirt every game? Do you have to eat a certain meal before you perform? Many athletes have superstitions they must adhere to--as if their performance would crumble without them... Superstitions in sports are based only on past luck. If something worked in the past before competition, you think you will have good luck using … [Read more...] about Do You Have Bizarre Pregame Superstitions?
Case Studies In Sports Psychology
How To Have Effortless Speed in Races New this week, I'm introducing a video series called "Mindset for Sports: Case Studies in Sports Psychology." In this sports psychology case study series, you'll learn about the challenges and mental training solutions of real life athletes I've worked with to improve their mental game (the names have been changed for privacy). In my first case study, … [Read more...] about Case Studies In Sports Psychology