{"id":13831,"date":"2021-11-01T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-01T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/?p=13831"},"modified":"2025-06-05T05:03:22","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T09:03:22","slug":"coach-support-your-athletes-mental-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/coach-support-your-athletes-mental-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Coach: Support Your Athlete&#8217;s Mental Game"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Sports_Psychology_Podcast\"><\/span> The Sports Psychology Podcast <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\/coach-support-your-athletes-mental-game\/#The_Sports_Psychology_Podcast\" >The Sports Psychology Podcast<\/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\/coach-support-your-athletes-mental-game\/#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\/coach-support-your-athletes-mental-game\/#Boost_Your_Self-Confidence_And_Focus_With_Expert_Mental_Game_Coaching\" >Boost Your Self-Confidence And Focus With Expert Mental Game Coaching!<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/coach-support-your-athletes-mental-game\/#What_are_our_mental_coaching_students_saying\" >What are our mental coaching students saying?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/sports-psychology-podcast150.jpg\" alt=\"Sports Psychology Podcast\" class=\"wp-image-12884\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In this&nbsp;<strong>sports psychology podcast<\/strong>, Dr. Cohn explains how to coaches can better support athlete&#8217;s mental game.&nbsp; Here is the question, Dr. Cohn answers in this episode:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LEO:&nbsp;<em>I\u2019m now a coach but if I had the support of a mental coach while I was a player\u2026who knows where I would be. I\u2019m interested in learning the mental approach in sport so if there is some seminars or literature that you recommend, please let me know.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Embed Player\" src=\"\/\/play.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/20453804\/height\/128\/theme\/modern\/size\/standard\/thumbnail\/yes\/custom-color\/ffffff\/download\/no\" height=\"128\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"true\" mozallowfullscreen=\"true\" oallowfullscreen=\"true\" msallowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border: none;\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Resources_for_Athletes_Coach_and_Sports_Parent\"><\/span>Resources for Athletes, Coach, and Sports Parent<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Learn about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sport-psychology-training-athletes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mental Game Coaching For Athletes<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Download our a FREE\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/mental-toughness-report-athletes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mental Toughness Report<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Read our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sports Psychology Articles<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check out our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/shop.peaksports.com\/\">Sports Psychology Audio Programs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>*Subscribe to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/sports-psychology-podcast-by-peaksports-com\/id152566009\">The Sports Psychology Podcast<\/a>&nbsp;on iTunes<br>*Subscribe to <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/0ynyaalKxbnNmsoeL8gF5X?si=8224669de9b3435b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Sports Psychology Podcast<\/a> on Spotify<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Download a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/mental-toughness-report-athletes\/\">free sports psychology report<\/a>&nbsp;to improve your mental game!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sport-psychology-training-athletes\/\">Learn more about our one-on-one mental game coaching.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Boost_Your_Self-Confidence_And_Focus_With_Expert_Mental_Game_Coaching\"><\/span>Boost Your Self-Confidence And Focus With Expert Mental Game Coaching!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"299\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cohn-starling.jpg\" alt=\"Sports Psychology for Motocross\" class=\"wp-image-12778\" style=\"width:137px;height:160px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cohn-starling.jpg 299w, https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cohn-starling-256x300.jpg 256w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re a top performer during practice but find yourself under-performing in competition, the most likely culprit holding you back is your mental game. In fact, many athletes struggle with the same problem\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Master mental game coach Dr. Patrick Cohn can help you overcome your mental game issues with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sport-psychology-training-athletes\/\">personal mental game coaching<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meet with us via Zoom, Phone, FaceTime or GoTo Meeting. With today\u2019s video technology, we are able to connect with athletes and coaches all over the globe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mental toughness coaching helps serious athletes like you to uncover the beliefs and attitudes that keep you from performing to your potential. 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