Fear Of Failure In Sports Are you afraid to mess up during a competition? Do you perform well in practice but can’t seem to put it together during competition? Most likely, you are experiencing fear of failure. Fear of failure is the number one mental game issue we see today. Fear of failure can have many causes: Fear … Sport Psychology Article…
Stay Focused No Matter What In this week’s sports psychology podcast, mental game of sports expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn and Olympian Wendy Bruce talk about how some athletes get distracted and lose confidence because of others’ negativity. Learn more about mental game challenges in gymnastics by listening to this week’s sport psychology podcast. Grab Dr. Cohn’s free mental … Sport Psychology Article…
How Important Is Confidence For Athletes? Every athlete and coach knows how important confidence is for peak athletic performance… But too many athletes I work with have fragile or unsteady confidence–they ride the confidence roller-coaster. Athletes who have fragile confidence can’t achieve their potential. Here are a few of the top confidence killers. Confidence suffers when you: Do … Sport Psychology Article…
Stop Playing It Safe In Sports In this week’s sports psychology podcast, mental game of sports expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn, answers a question from a sports parent whose athlete will have a lead and then loses the lead because he or she starts sitting on the lead or starts playing safe. Listen to this month’s sports psychology podcast … Sport Psychology Article…
Get Ahead Of The Game With Mental Training In this week’s sports psychology podcast, mental game of sports expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn and Olympian Wendy Bruce talk about why parents and athletes call at the last minute. Their athletes are having trouble with their mental game and they want a fix right before a big competition. Learn more … Sport Psychology Article…
In this week’s sports psychology podcast, mental game of sports expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn, answers a question from a sports parent whose athlete holds back in competition. Her athlete plays aggressively and confidently in practice but holds back during competitions. Listen to this month’s sports psychology podcast to learn how to improve your performance in sports and other … Sport Psychology Article…