Does Performance Pressure Outweigh Competing? Do you have fun competing in games or tournaments? Do you enjoy exploring your potential or does competition make your feel stressed? Sports are enjoyable for many reasons. You may have fun in practice. You might have a lot of friends on your team. You might like to master skills… Nevertheless, the tricky … Sport Psychology Article…
Do you Feel Demoralized After a Bad Game? It’s one thing to have a bad game, but a disastrous game can be mentally deflating. Even worse are consecutive horrible games. When you have back-to-back disastrous performances, those are the times you want to call it quits. For instance, how would you feel if you were a gymnast who … Sport Psychology Article…
Teamwork, Confidence, and Team Success What is the main ingredient in team success? Just as individual success requires confidence, team success revolves around team confidence. Team confidence is comprised of each player believing that the team has the necessary skills to accomplish their goals, such as winning a tournament, beating a rival, or making the playoffs. High team … Sport Psychology Article…
Keeping your Confidence at a Consistent Level Are you highly self-critical after a competition? Does your confidence drop after competing? Many athletes pick apart their performance, no matter how well they perform. These athletes create a mental laundry list of every little aspect they didn’t perform at the highest level. You don’t need to be a perfectionist to … Sport Psychology Article…
Learn How to Best Prepare for Competition Do you start competitions slow? Some athletes start slowly in competitions because of a lack of pregame preparation. These athletes go through the motions in pregame and believe they can flip the switch once the competition starts. Unfortunately, this mindset at the start of competition does not help you start well. … Sport Psychology Article…
Your Internal Talk and Peak Performance Do you tend to be excessively self-critical? After every mistake, error, or bad game, do you put yourself down? Excessive self-criticism leads to fractured confidence, low motivation, and underperformance. Constant self-criticism is a loop: bad performance… excessive self-criticism… low confidence and motivation… poor performance… Breaking the cycle starts with changing your self-talk. … Sport Psychology Article…