Dr. Patrick Cohn of Peak Performance Sports and former Pro football player J.J. Birden give a one hour Webinar on sports psychology strategies to help athletes perform at their peak under pressure. Birden shares his story about how he overcame pressure to succeed in the NFL. But Birden was small for a football player at 5’10.”
The pressure to be on top of his game was always present. He learned how to overcome this pressure. “I recognized football was a mental game and realized the more I knew and understood the game, the more it would give me an edge. When I got to the NFL, I studied the game so much that mentally I had an advantage, not only over other bigger receivers, but the defenders as well,” Birden says.
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About Dr. Cohn
Dr. Patrick Cohn helps athletes and teams worldwide from a variety of sport backgrounds improve mental toughness for sports. He’s the president and founder of Peak Performance Sports (Orlando, Florida) Peak Performance Sports, LLC owns and manages two leading online mental training sites for athletes, coaches and sports parents at https://www.peaksports.com and https://www.kidssportspsychology.com.
About JJ Birden
As a former NFL wide receiver, he played with some of the greatest athletes who ever played the game, such as Bernie Kosar, Troy Aikman, Too-Tall Jones, Michael Irvin, Derrick Thomas, Joe Montana and Marcus Allen. After a nine-year career in the NFL, Birden looks for healthy products to relieve the physical discomfort caused by the pounding he took from some of the biggest and strongest athletes in the world. He now distributes Xocai’s healthy chocolate products, which has given him significant relief from past football injuries.
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The Focused Athlete
It’s probably no secret that you have many opportunities to become distracted in sports. Athletes are bombarded with both internal and external distractions everyday in practice and competition. Focused athletes are able to get the most from their skills because they are more efficient with practice and more concentrated in competition. Athletes who lack focus let distractions run wild through their mind and don’t know how to adjust or refocus.
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