Sports Psychology Articles

Sports psychology articles for athletes and performers to improve mental toughness in sports

Get Inside the Minds of Athletes – Mental Game of Football

Peak Sports Video of The Week

The Psychology of Football With Cortez Hankton Sports Psychology expert Dr. Patrick Cohn at Peaksports Network interviews 7-year NFL veteran Cortez Hankton on the psychology of football. In this short Peaksports video, Dr. Cohn and Hankton discuss the advantages and disadvantages for fear of failure in his career. For more sports psychology interviews, videos, and articles, visit Peaksports Online … Sport Psychology Article…

Sports Psychology Podcast: How to Grind it Out

Sports Psychology Podcast

This week’s sports psychology podcast is about how to grind it out when you’re not performing your best. Sports psychology expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn helps athletes grind it out and win ugly when they don’t have their A game. Dr. Cohn answers the following question in this month’s sports psychology podcast: “I would like to know, what do … Sport Psychology Article…

Sports Psychology Podcast: How to Stop Worrying What Others Think

Sports Psychology Podcast

In this week’s sports psychology podcast, Dr. Cohn helps a football kicker who worries what his coach thinks about his game. Sports psychology expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn helps athletes stop worrying what others think. Dr. Cohn answer’s the following question in this month’s sports psychology podcast: “I am a punter/kicker at a division 3 college and I was … Sport Psychology Article…

Sports Psychology and Playing Well in the Big Game

Athletic Focus

What Should You be Focusing on Before a Big Game? Do you or your athletes train year around for a couple big competitions? Do you or your team perform at your peak levels in the big game? Why do some athletes rise to the occasion, whereas others fold under the pressure of big games? Mentally tough athletes raise … Sport Psychology Article…

Mental Toughness Classes For Athletes with Fragile Self-Confidence

Confidence in Sports

How Fragile is Your Confidence? Do you or your athletes enter competition without a full dose of confidence? Does confidence waver easily in the opening moments of competition? As I work more and more with athletes, I realize just how fragile confidence can be for some… One student said: “If I make one or two mistakes in the … Sport Psychology Article…

Sports Psychology: From Theory to Application

Sports Theory Application

Applying Mental Training Do you have a system for doing mental training with athletes? Do you know what steps to take to have the most impact with your athletes and teams? Honestly, 18 years ago when I finished my Ph.D. in sports psychology I did not have a system to teach athletes the mental game… I didn’t know … Sport Psychology Article…