Month: August 2015

Mental Preparation In Sports With Daryl Weber

Sports Psychology Podcast

Sports Psychology Podcast In this week’s sports psychology podcast, mental game of sports expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn interviews Daryl Weber. Daryl Weber is a HS wrestling coach with 14 consecutive state championships and runs Attack Style Wrestling.com. He then went on to wrestle at the University of Iowa under Dan Gable from ’91-’96. During his time at U … Sport Psychology Article…

How Having a Short Memory Can Help You Stay Confident

Playing Confident

Overcoming Mistakes In Sports Overcoming mistakes quickly is part of a strong mental game. Ruminating about mistakes can hurt your confidence and focus… But you will make mistakes in competitions no matter who you are. Let’s discuss confidence for a minute… When you are performing well, you are not thinking or judging how you’re doing–you are just playing. … Sport Psychology Article…

How One Top Golfer Copes with Pressure

Golf Psychology

Where Does Pressure Come From? There is often more pressure on golfers when you have a higher rank. When you are on top, expectations are higher, everyone is watching you to see how you perform and every competitor is trying to be the one to beat you. Where does that pressure come from? Pressure comes from within you. … Sport Psychology Article…

How To Comeback Strong After An Injury

Comeback After Injuries

Mental Toughness Tips For Athletes Injury is a challenge that most athletes will face at some time during their career. Injuries can range from mild to serious ones requiring surgery. Injuries are not easy for anyone. For some athletes, the emotional impact of an injury can be devastating. With injury, athlete have a fear of the unknown, “Will … Sport Psychology Article…

How To Anticipate The Unexpected And Adjust

Overcoming The Unexpected

Expect The Unexpected If preparation and planning are the keys to success, what should an athlete do if something interrupts their plan? It happens all the time… You have trained as hard as you could for months and months preparing for some big competition… You have honed your strategy… You feel ready and confident… Then something unexpected occurs… … Sport Psychology Article…