Positive Thinking vs. Confidence In Sports
In “Sessions with Doc,” Dr. Patrick Cohn answers your sports psychology and mental training questions about how athletes can be mentally tough.
Do you have an athlete that’s struggling with their skills but refuses to focus on positive thinking?
Here’s the question Dr. Patrick Cohn answers this week:
SARAH ASKS: “My daughter is 10 years old and will competing as a level 4 gymnast starting in January. She has all the skills but then all the sudden lost her round-off. We are trying to get her to focus on positive thinking but she keeps saying that nothing will help. How can she be more mentally tough and work through this?”
Watch the video below to hear what Dr. Cohn has to say about how athletes can be mentally tough.
Video on Positive Thinking
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