{"id":2534,"date":"2012-03-31T15:01:00","date_gmt":"2012-03-31T15:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports_psychology_blog\/?p=2534"},"modified":"2025-06-12T07:59:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T11:59:41","slug":"peaksports-launches-sports-performance-anxiety-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/peaksports-launches-sports-performance-anxiety-coach\/","title":{"rendered":"Peaksports Launches Sports Performance Anxiety Coach"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/anxiety.jpg\" alt=\"Choking in Sports\" class=\"wp-image-6289\" title=\"Sports Performance Anxiety\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/anxiety.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/anxiety-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_do_Athletes_Choke\"><\/span>Why do Athletes Choke? <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\/peaksports-launches-sports-performance-anxiety-coach\/#Why_do_Athletes_Choke\" >Why do Athletes Choke?<\/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\/peaksports-launches-sports-performance-anxiety-coach\/#Choking_Mindset\" >Choking Mindset<\/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\/peaksports-launches-sports-performance-anxiety-coach\/#Related_Sports_Psychology_Articles\" >Related Sports Psychology Articles<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/peaksports-launches-sports-performance-anxiety-coach\/#The_Composed_Athlete\" >The Composed Athlete<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>What is performance anxiety and how does it affect athletes&#8217; ability to perform under pressure? A new website at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.performanceanxietysports.com\/\"><strong>Sports Performance Anxiety Coach<\/strong><\/a>, created by sports psychology expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn, helps athletes learn mental strategies to overcome performance anxiety and choking in competition. The new website, &#8220;Sports Performance Anxiety Coach,&#8221; offers, articles, tips, and videos to improve athletes&#8217; performance under pressure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Professional athletes are human too and sometimes choke from the stress of competition and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.performanceanxietysports.com\/\" title=\"Sports Performance Anxiety\"><strong>sports performance anxiety<\/strong><\/a>. Throughout history, you&#8217;ll find many examples of top athletes (and teams) who choked under the pressure of competition and lost; competitions that seemed to be in their grasp. For example, Rory McIlroy squandered a 4-stroke lead in the final round of the 2011 Masters. Billy Cundiff missed a 32-yard field goal in the AFC Championship that would have helped the Baltimore Ravens earn a spot in the 2012 Super Bowl. Jean Van de Velde had a three-stoke lead on the final hole of the 1999 British Open disappear with a triple-bogey. Many top-level athletes can unravel during crunch-time due to the pressure and expectations of winning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Choking_Mindset\"><\/span>Choking Mindset<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>What&#8217;s interesting about these historic chokes in sports is that these athletes missed a shot or kick that they&#8217;ve executed thousands of times in practice successfully. What causes top athletes to miss opportunities that are usually routine to execute?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-expert\/\" title=\"Sports Psychology Expert Dr. Patrick Cohn\"><strong>Orlando Sports Psychology Expert Dr. Patrick Cohn<\/strong><\/a> says that athletes are not perfect and can feel the pressure to be great and win. &#8220;Choking and performance anxiety are often associated with a fear of failure for athletes. It&#8217;s ironic that athletes who want to win badly are the ones that worry the most about failing,&#8221; said Cohn, who has worked as a mental game coach for many top athletes including PGA Tour Pros, NASCAR drivers, and professional Motocross racers since 1991 and is the owner of a sports psychology educational firm Peak Performance Sports, LLC in Orlando, FL. &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.performanceanxietysports.com\/\" title=\"Athletes and Choking in Sports\">Choking in sports<\/a> is a reaction to perceived pressure athletes feel about being successful or winning when they are think others expect them to be great.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.performanceanxietysports.com\/\"><strong>Sports Performance Anxiety Coach<\/strong><\/a> for more details&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-979ef383-5bc7-43ee-b8f9-249663ca1a6c\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_Sports_Psychology_Articles\"><\/span>Related Sports Psychology Articles<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"block-05642731-8752-4dbf-9c18-5cc4d276e821\" class=\"wp-block-list has-normal-font-size\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/overcoming-pressure-and-anxiety-in-matches\/\"><strong>Overcoming Pressure and Anxiety in Matches<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/how-to-manage-anxiety-in-competitions\/\"><strong>How to Manage Anxiety in Competitions<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/when-athletes-have-anxiety-before-games\/\"><strong>When Athletes Have Anxiety Before Games<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\" id=\"block-5726d13f-f715-4ca4-8813-2f8a9ebd8bc3\">*Subscribe to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/sports-psychology-podcast-by-peaksports-com\/id152566009\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>The Sports Psychology Podcast<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0on iTunes<br>*Subscribe to <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/0ynyaalKxbnNmsoeL8gF5X?si=8224669de9b3435b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>The Sports Psychology Podcast<\/strong><\/a> on Spotify<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\" id=\"block-281f5afb-980b-4c71-9aa0-11d606b5f7c9\"><strong>Download a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/mental-toughness-report-athletes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">free sports psychology report<\/a>&nbsp;to improve your mental game!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\" id=\"block-94138e75-d591-4645-bb1d-212cf57a8841\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sport-psychology-training-athletes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">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 is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Composed_Athlete\"><\/span>The Composed Athlete<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=\"225\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/composed-athlete-small-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4434\" style=\"width:200px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Composed Athlete\u201d is presented on<strong> 80-minute Audio Programs<\/strong> with a <strong>70-page step-by-step workbook<\/strong> that guides you through the program each day. 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