Month: March 2025

Embracing the Underdog Mindset in Sports

Embracing the Underdog Mindset in Sports

What Do You Do When Called the Underdog? Do you embrace the underdog role when most people predict you will lose a competition? When you are the underdog, you have two choices: believing you can win or believing you will lose. If you believe you are going to lose, your body and mind will likely follow suit. You … Sport Psychology Article…

How to Improve Athletic Confidence in Athletes

How to Improve Athletic Confidence in Athletes

What are the Key Ingredients to Athletic Confidence? Athletic confidence is crucial to playing at your peak in the playoffs and major sports events. Athletes understand the elements that undermine confidence but seldom take the time to explore the factors that lead to athletic success. By recognizing what influences you, you can counteract the negative aspects and enhance … Sport Psychology Article…

Reset When Making Mistakes Video

Peak Sports Video of The Week

In this episode, you will learn strategies for how to reset after a shift or after making mistakes in your sport. We talk about how negative self-talk and emotions are holding back your sports performance. Peak Performance Sports, LLC helps athletes and performers improve mental skills for success in sports. We work with athletes in all sports – … Sport Psychology Article…

Three Ways to Reset After Mistakes

Sports Psychology Podcast

In this episode, you will learn strategies for how to reset after a shift or after making mistakes in your sport. We talk about how negative self-talk and emotions are holding back your sports performance. Dr. Patrick Cohn is a master mental performance coach who works with professional athletes at Peak Performance Sports, LLC.  Related Sports Psychology Article The Composed Athlete (Digital … Sport Psychology Article…

Improving Resilience in Athletes

Improving Resilience in Athletes

How Quickly Do you Bounce Back from Athletic Disappointment? Disappointment comes in all shapes and sizes for athletes, such as a loss, underperforming in a competition, reduced playing minutes, falling short of a personal best, or not making a cut for a championship meet. Every athlete in all sports experiences their share of athletic disappointment. When you allow … Sport Psychology Article…