Sports Psychology Articles

Golf Psychology Video: Letting Go of Mistakes

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Keeping Your Composure And Letting Go of Mistakes Do you get upset with poor shots and your frustration causes more mistakes that leads to a string of bogeys? Many of my students struggle with their composure after hitting bad shots. Hitting a bad shot is not what’s costly to your score… A poor reaction to a bad shot … Sport Psychology Article…

Sports Psychology: Another Mental Game Coach Success Story

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Mental Game Success Story I’m honored when experienced mental game experts – people who have been mental coaching for eight or more years – contact me to help them improve their ability to help students. Dr. Kevin Roby, of Golf Psychology Consultants, worked with a few golfers a year for about eight years prior to enrolling in my … Sport Psychology Article…

Golf Psychology Video: Do You Think About the Target?

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What to Focus on in Golf I just posted my latest golf psychology video. Do you focus on where you want to hit the ball or where you don’t want to hit the ball? I know many of my students focus too much on where not to hit the ball… “Don’t miss the green and have a tough … Sport Psychology Article…

Mental Game Coaching Certification Starts in February

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Mental Game Coaching Professionals What’s your background as a mental game coach? Do you work part-time as a mental coach today? And is it hard to get work with new athletes? Before Douglas Finney, a recent MGCP graduate, started working with athletes, she owned a mental health practice in psychotherapy. But she soon became excited about the prospect … Sport Psychology Article…

Golf Psychology: Tiger Woods-like Concentration for Golfers

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Concentration in Golf What’s the one mental game skill you must possess to be successful in golf? Focus, concentration, or ability to attend to what’s important. You can’t hit a good shot when you are thinking about the wrong stuff or are distracted by your own internal gremlins. I just posted a new golf confidence video for you … Sport Psychology Article…

Why Athletes and Coaches Don’t Embrace Sports Psychology

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Sports Psychology Strategies Even today, some athletes and coaches don’t embrace sports psychology strategies. I think this has a lot to do with their lack of understanding about mental coaching and how it can help… Your biggest challenge as a mental coach is helping athletes and coaches understand the real value of learning mental game strategies. As a … Sport Psychology Article…