Mental Performance Articles

Sports psychology articles to improve your mindset for sports and performance by Peak Performance Sports

What You Can Learn From Olympic Athletes’ Mental Game

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Lessons From Olympic Athletes’ Mental Game Can mental rehearsal or visualization help you trust in your ability during competition? One Olympian thinks so. Read on to discover his secret. To perform your best, you must have trust instead of over-think your performance… I certainly learn a lot from Olympic athletes when I pick their brains. That’s why I … Sport Psychology Article…

Sport Psychology Podcast: Maintain a Shooter Mentality

Sports Psychology Podcast

In this week’s sports psychology podcast, Dr. Cohn helps a basketball player maintain a shooter mentality. Sports psychology expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn helps athletes improve confidence in competition. Dr. Cohn answers the following mental game question: My son is a varsity basketball player at a prestigious ranked program.  He has a very high basketball IQ and is a very skilled player. The things he does … Sport Psychology Article…

Golf Podcast: Positive Celebrations

Golf Psychology Podcast

Dr. Patrick Cohn, golf psychology expert and author of the “Golfer’s Mental Edge” CD program, teaches amateur to tour professional golfers how to improve their mental game of golf. In this week’s golf psychology session, mental game of golf expert and author of The Mental Game of Golf, Dr. Cohn, answers a question from a golfer about positive celebrations … Sport Psychology Article…

How The Mental Game and Technique Are Interrelated

Mental Game and Techniques in Baseball If you (or your athletes) struggle to take practice to competition, today’s message reveals one reason why. Do you think the mental game and your technique or mechanics go hand-in-hand? They definitely do! Your mindset can enhance or detract from the ability to apply well-learned skills (from practice) to competition. Allow me … Sport Psychology Article…

Benefits of Personal Mental Game Coaching

Mental Coaching

Are You Interested in Mental Game Coaching? I just returned from a short vacation last week with my wife and two daughters — ages four and 12. We spent a few days hiking in the Adirondack Mountains located in upstate New York. It’s good to take a break now and then and come back with a fresh perspective–in … Sport Psychology Article…

Golf Podcast: How to Stay in the Lead

Golf Psychology Podcast

Dr. Patrick Cohn, golf psychology expert and author of the “Golfer’s Mental Edge” CD program, teaches amateur to tour professional golfers how to improve their mental game of golf. In this week’s golf psychology session, mental game of golf expert and author of The Mental Game of Golf, Dr. Cohn, answers a question from a golfer about keeping his … Sport Psychology Article…