Build Proactive Confidence to Improve Your Game How would you grade your confidence over the course of the past athletic season? Would you give yourself an A? B? C+? How much more could you accomplish if you bumped up your confidence grade? Unfortunately, a lack of confidence holds many athletes back and creates feelings of frustration and disappointment. … Sport Psychology Article…
How to Build Trust and Confidence in your Game Confidence and trust in your skills go hand-in-hand. Without confidence, you won’t believe in your ability to perform under pressure. Without developing trust in your skills, you won’t have confidence heading into a competition. So, which comes first, trust or confidence? And how do you develop these mental … Sport Psychology Article…
Develop the Shooter’s Mentality In sports psychology, we find that a lot of athletes struggle with confidence after making mistakes–especially after missing a shot or other performance indicator in a competition. These athletes struggle with a fear of making mistakes and tend to choke up when under pressure in games or matches. As a result, these athletes tend … Sport Psychology Article…
Stop Dwelling on Mistakes for a Better Mindset How do you process a disastrous performance? How do you move on from a performance that is so devastating that you want to leave the arena as fast as possible? Every athlete can point to that one horrible performance they would want to erase from their career. Many athletes reach … Sport Psychology Article…
Sports Confidence Buster #9 Do you (or your athletes) have to perform well in warm ups to feel confident at the start of competition? I’m sure you build confidence from lots of practice and training. But what happens to your confidence when you don’t perform up to your expectations during the the warm up? This is a common … Sport Psychology Article…
Sports Confidence Buster #1 When you achieve greater success in sports, confidence improves. But so can your expectations. So this is both good and bad. When you expect more from your performance, you can get upset easier. It can also undermine your confidence when you fail to reach your expectations. This week, I discuss how to overcome harmful … Sport Psychology Article…