Sports psychology articles for athletes and performers to improve mental toughness in sports
Why Athletes Feel Intimidated Do you or your athletes feel intimidated when competing against top competition? Or do you see it as a challenge to embrace? Against top-tier competitors, are you able to rise to the occasion or do you question your ability to perform well? I’ve worked with many athletes over the years that focus too much … Sport Psychology Article…
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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. How do you introduce mental training to your kids without them feeling like something is wrong? Mark wrote in and said: “I don’t know how to help … Sport Psychology Article…
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 … Sport Psychology Article…
Performing Confidently in Sports Part of feeling confident as an athlete is “knowing you belong” in a specific team or competition. You have fought hard to get to a higher level in your sport… You put in many hours of training… You’ve worked hard to improve your technique… You didn’t get to your current level by chance. You … Sport Psychology Article…
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 … Sport Psychology Article…