Sports Psychology Articles for Athletes and Performers

Can You “Enjoy” the Pain and Suffering of Competition?

Long Competitions

Do you Have the Mental Stamina to Fight to the End? Is your fitness strong enough to endure a five-hour battle so that you don’t lose your mental focus? Are you mentally able to push past the physical pain when your body is telling you it’s out of gas? I loved the feeling of a close, hard-fought competition … Sport Psychology Article…

Athletes Who Have The Skill But Lack Confidence

Sports Psychology Podcast

In this week’s sports psychology podcast, mental game of sports expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn, answers a question from a sports parent who says his son is good at all sports and has the potential to be great, but lacks confidence, and is scared of making mistakes. Learn how to overcome fear of failure and perform with confidence in … Sport Psychology Article…

Staying Focused on the Task at Hand with Simon Hartley

Sports Psychology Podcast

Mental game of sports expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn interviews Simon Hartley, a sports psychologist who works with gold medalists and world record holders. Simon talks about how to stay focused on the task at hand instead of results. Learn why the most successful athletes in the world focus more on doing their personal best and less on the … Sport Psychology Article…

Understanding the Mental Game with Jared Wood

Sports Psychology Podcast

In this week’s sports psychology podcast, mental game of sports expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn, interviews Jared Wood, a Sports Psychologist, about his approach to working with athletes. Sports psychology expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn and Jared Wood discuss how athletes can apply the mental game skills they already know. Jared discusses how he makes the mental game relatable to … Sport Psychology Article…

Assessing Your Mental Toughness with Dr. Mike Aisenberg

Sports Psychology Podcast

In this week’s sports psychology podcast, mental game of sports expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn, interviews coach Dr. Mike Aisenberg. Dr. Aisenberg talks about using assessments with his athletes to better understand their style of personality. He explains how he uses these assessments to better understand the athlete in order to help them with their mental game. Dr. Cohn … Sport Psychology Article…

Keeping Confidence is Half the Battle for Athletes

Sports Confidence

How to Keep your Confidence If self-confidence is the name of the game in sports, it’s critical that you (or your players) learn how to grow – or at the very least – keep your confidence after each competition, the very confidence you have worked so hard to develop. But, here’s the deal: Keeping your hard-earn confidence is … Sport Psychology Article…