{"id":1343,"date":"2011-01-30T12:56:00","date_gmt":"2011-01-30T12:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports_psychology_blog\/?p=1343"},"modified":"2025-06-13T06:52:35","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T10:52:35","slug":"sports-psychology-podcast-confidence-and-motivation-after-setbacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/sports-psychology-podcast-confidence-and-motivation-after-setbacks\/","title":{"rendered":"Sports Psychology Podcast: Confidence and Motivation After Setbacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/getpsychedicon-e1448473208615.jpg\" alt=\"Sports Psychology Podcast\" class=\"wp-image-1412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/getpsychedicon-e1448473208615.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/getpsychedicon-e1448473208615-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In this week&#8217;s<strong> sports psychology podcast<\/strong>, Dr. Cohn responds to a question from a sport parents whose son is losing confidence and motivation because he was placed on the lowest team that he tries out for. 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