Sports psychology articles for athletes and performers to improve mental toughness in sports
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…
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…
Ask Doc Sports psychology expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn of Peak Performance Sports, LLC answers a mental game question from a baseball sports parent in a new series titled, “Ask Doc.” This parent wants to know how to help his athlete deal with frustration and not check out when he makes mistakes. This is a very common question from … Sport Psychology Article…
Sports Psychology and its Uses Did you know that sports psychology can be applied to any performance situation and not just sports? For example, I’ve done business seminars for big companies such as Beyer and Alcon Labs to help give their employees the mental edge. Recently, I coached an independent businessman, Bob, about his challenges with the mental … Sport Psychology Article…
Not All Stress is Bad for your Performance Stress can affect your performance in two different ways. Stress can help you when it makes you more alert, more motivated to practice, and gain a competitive edge. In the right amount, stress helps you prepare, focus, and perform at your optimal level. Conversely, too much stress, or bad stress, … Sport Psychology Article…
In this week’s sports psychology podcast, Dr. Cohn is joined by Michael Ellner, a medical and sports hypnotist who helps athletes deal with pain using hypnosis and imagery. Sports psychology expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn and Mike Ellner discuss mental strategies that help athletes cope with pain and overcome injury in sports. Listen to this month’s sports psychology podcast to … Sport Psychology Article…
