Becoming Mentally Tough Can you coach a team, let alone an athlete to develop “mental toughness?” When we think of teaching mental toughness, we conjure up images of football coaches driving their athletes during two-a-days in the heat of summer or basketball coaches running sprints at the end of practice until athletes are practically retch. Developing mental toughness … Sport Psychology Article…
How To Play Well When You Feel Uncomfortable Does your performance suffer when you’re not “on,” you feel uncomfortable, or don’t have your “A” game that day? Do you struggle with staying confident and grind out the competition if your game is off or the competition is strong? I often work with perfectionists that have trouble staying composed … Sport Psychology Article…
Do you Have the Mental Stamina to Fight to the End? Is your fitness strong enough to endure a five-hour battle so that you don’t lose your mental focus? Are you mentally able to push past the physical pain when your body is telling you it’s out of gas? I loved the feeling of a close, hard-fought competition … Sport Psychology Article…
Mental game expert, Dr. Cohn interviews Karen Fanjoy, who has worked in the area of energy psychology for about 10 years. She is certified in Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), Reconnective Healing, Reiki, and has also used NLP with Faster EFT, the Emotion Code, Zensight, Ion Cleansing, Healing Lasers, and Pstec to help her athletes recover from sports injuries. … Sport Psychology Article…
In this week’s sports psychology podcast, mental game of sports expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn, interviews interviews Matti Jaakkola, a sports psycologist and president of the Sports Psychology Association in Finland. Matti talks about how to overcome the mental game challenges of motor sports. He discusses key components to getting the best out of yourself and your team. Matti … Sport Psychology Article…
Nadal and Mental Toughness Rafael Nadal, the number two-ranked player in the world, is known for his mental toughness on the men’s tennis circuit. He’s won countless tournaments on his aggressive style of play and mental toughness including the 2011 French Open. But last week, Djokovic defeated Nadal 6-4, 6-1, 1-6, 6-3 in the 2011 Wimbledon final. Did … Sport Psychology Article…