In this week’s sports psychology podcast, Dr. Cohn helps an athlete who focuses on her competitor. Sports psychology expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn helps athletes stop worrying about their competitors. Dr. Cohn answers the following mental game question:
“I am being plagued by a fellow competitor. She has burrowed herself into my head, and I can’t seem to shake her off. It started last year when I beat her in competition, since then she tries to put me down, by ignoring me and giving me bad looks etc., and being ”nice” to everyone else. I am trying to ”eliminate” her from my mind, but it’s difficult, and I lose my focus.”
In this Podcast, Dr. Cohn gives the top mental game strategies to ignore competitors who try to get inside your head before competition. Some competitors use trash talk to distract you or cause you to lose confidence. Listen to this month’s sports psychology podcast to learn how to focus on your game and not your competitors.
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