{"id":13755,"date":"2021-09-12T20:57:23","date_gmt":"2021-09-13T00:57:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/?p=13755"},"modified":"2025-07-28T06:40:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T10:40:35","slug":"helping-athletes-manage-high-expectations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/helping-athletes-manage-high-expectations\/","title":{"rendered":"Helping Athletes Manage High Expectations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Expectations_Hurt_Confidence\"><\/span>How Expectations Hurt Confidence<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Article Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #0769bf;color:#0769bf\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #0769bf;color:#0769bf\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/helping-athletes-manage-high-expectations\/#How_Expectations_Hurt_Confidence\" >How Expectations Hurt Confidence<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/helping-athletes-manage-high-expectations\/#Resources_for_Athletes_Coach_and_Sports_Parent\" >Resources for Athletes, Coach, and Sports Parent<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/helping-athletes-manage-high-expectations\/#Boost_Your_Confidence_for_Sports\" >Boost Your Confidence for Sports<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>In this <strong>sports psychology video<\/strong>, Dr. Cohn helps athletes improve their <strong>mental game for sports.<\/strong> Learn how to get your mindset right when you compete so you can perform your best. In this podcast, you learn about how athletes place expectations on themselves and also feel them from parents and others. Dr. Cohn answers a question from an athlete who is struggling with expectations from others.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Patrick Cohn is a <strong>master mental game <\/strong>coach who works with junior to professional athletes at Peak Performance Sports, LLC. \u200b\u200b\u200b Improve your mindset for sports with mental training for athletes. Watch the video on how to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Hc6q5OWxf3Y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">handle high expectations<\/a><\/strong> below&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many athletes maintain high expectations about their performance. And when they fail to reach their high expectations, they can doubt or get frustrated. 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Imagine feeling dominant, positive with only confident thoughts, and ready to take control of the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can learn how to <strong>think like a champion<\/strong> and have ultimate self-confidence just like the pros. It\u2019s not hard or impossible to achieve \u2013 I help athletes reach their goals every day and you, too, can learn the same strategies I teach to my students who pay me well over $1000 per day for personal coaching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you prefer <strong>confident and in control <\/strong>or <strong>doubt and helplessness<\/strong>? I thought so. 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