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…
Coping With Preshow Jitters Mental coach, Dr. Patrick Cohn of Peak Performance Sports helps equestrian athletes of all levels improve their mental game and performance. In this video, Dr. Cohn discusses how to cope with preshow jitters and focus on what’s important for equestrian athletes. He answers questions from riders about pressure, pregame jitters, over analysis, perfectionism, and other mental game challenges. Dr. Cohn answers … Sport Psychology Article…
Top Mental Game Challenges For Equestrian Athletes Mental coach, Dr. Patrick Cohn of Peak Performance Sports helps equestrian athletes of all level improve their mental game and performance. In this video Dr. Cohn addresses the top mental challenges of equestrian athletes. He discusses how equestrian riders sabotage themselves in the show ring with pregame jitters, over analysis, perfectionism, and other mental … Sport Psychology Article…
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 burnout and … Sport Psychology Article…
In this week’s sports psychology podcast, Dr. Cohn helps a boxer improve his confidence with his self-talk. Sports psychology expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn helps athletes boost their confidence and tust to perform their best in competition. Dr. Cohn answers the following mental game question: “One of my boxing students is struggling. If someone has anxiety, very low self- confidence, no trust … Sport Psychology Article…
Are You Afraid to Fail? More and more, athletes I work with on the mental game come are held back by fear of failure. Fear and fear of failure are a constant source of stress or anxiety that sabotages your or your team’s performance. In sports, most of the fear athletes have is based on their perception of … Sport Psychology Article…