Sports Psychology Articles

Competitive Self-Confidence Really Matters

Self Confidence

The Importance of Self-Confidence Sports self-confidence is the number one mental skill that your young athlete must possess to be successful in sports and life! Self-doubt is the number one mental barrier that blocks athletes from success in sports and life. Having high levels of confidence is so important that I spend most of my time teaching students … Sport Psychology Article…

Performing in the Present Moment

Playing in The Moment

Learn How to Stay in The Moment Mistakes or errors occur everyday in sports and life, but many athletes sabotage their own performance because they simply can’t let go of past mistakes. Missing shots, double faulting, and losing an important game happen often in the sports world and become a thorn in many athlete’s mind – in some … Sport Psychology Article…

Get Self-Confidence – Keep Sports Confidence

Tiger Wood's Confidence

Are You on The Self-Confidence Roller Coaster in Sports? Many athletes allow their confidence to be thrashed around by immediate results and circumstances.What do I mean by the confidence roller coaster? I am talking about the athlete who loses confidence easily or has fragile confidence based on his immediate results. With each shot, play, or point, his confidence … Sport Psychology Article…

Why “Sports Psychologist” Scares Athletes

Peak Sports Logo

Hello all you blog readers! My name is Dr. Patrick Cohn. I’m an expert in sports psychology and peak performance. I do not call myself a sports psychologist because I am not a psychologist. For this reason, I prefer the title “master mental game coach” because I teach other coaches and professional my mental training system. One of … Sport Psychology Article…