Sports psychology articles for athletes and performers to improve mental toughness in sports
Perform Your Best in Playoffs Does a playoff mindset mean athletes play at a higher level in post-season competition? When you think of a playoff mindset, you probably think of Kobe Bryant’s ability to hit a winning shot in the playoffs… or Tom Brady and his stellar play in the Super Bowl… or a lights-out World Series closer … Sport Psychology Article…
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…
Award Winning Sports Psychology Blog Peak Performance Sports was selected by the panelists at Feedspot.com as one of the Top 40 Sports Psychology Blogs on the web! We try to be the leading content provider of sports psychology strategies for athletes, coaches and parents. Every week, we usually post a new article for our blog readers to improve … Sport Psychology Article…
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…
