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Sport Psychology Podcast: Be Proactive with Confidence

In this week’s sports psychology podcast, Dr. Cohn helps a basketball player who is afraid of failing. Sports psychology expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn helps athletes strive for success and boost their confidence in competition. Dr. Cohn answers the following mental game question: “I play basketball. I get very little playing time because of past timid play and ”afraid of failing” attitude. I want to prove … Sport Psychology Article…

How Coaches’ and Parents’ Expectations Hurt Athletes

Sport Parents: Do You Pressure Your Young Athletes? Youth coach Doug Donaldson says he knows intuitively when one of his young athletes feels pressured by a parent’s expectations. And he also knows the problems such well-meaning expectations can create in young athletes. For example, one of his player’s mothers wants the child to play goalie in Lacrosse. But … Sport Psychology Article…

Sports Psychology Podcast: Play Without Fear in Competition

In this week’s sports psychology podcast, Dr. Cohn helps an football player who has a mental block when trying to kick PATs. Sports psychology expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn helps athletes perform without fear and tension in competition. Dr. Cohn answers the following mental game question: “I play football for my high school. I’m a kick and punter. In … Sport Psychology Article…

Get Inside the Minds of Athletes – Mental Game of Football

The Psychology of Football With Cortez Hankton Sports Psychology expert Dr. Patrick Cohn at Peaksports Network interviews 7-year NFL veteran Cortez Hankton on the psychology of football. In this short Peaksports video, Dr. Cohn and Hankton discuss the advantages and disadvantages for fear of failure in his career. For more sports psychology interviews, videos, and articles, visit Peaksports Online … Sport Psychology Article…

Golf Podcast: Overcome Fear of Failure

Dr. Patrick Cohn, golf psychology expert and author of the “Golfer’s Mental Edge” CD program, teaches amateur to tour professional golfers how to improve their mental game of golf. In this week’s golf psychology session, mental game of golf expert and author of The Mental Game of Golf, Dr. Cohn, helps a golfer with fear of failure on … Sport Psychology Article…

Sports Psychology and Playing Well in the Big Game

What Should You be Focusing on Before a Big Game? Do you or your athletes train year around for a couple big competitions? Do you or your team perform at your peak levels in the big game? Why do some athletes rise to the occasion, whereas others fold under the pressure of big games? Mentally tough athletes raise … Sport Psychology Article…

Sport Psychology Podcast: Be Proactive with Confidence

Sports Psychology Podcast: Play Without Fear in Competition

Get Inside the Minds of Athletes – Mental Game of Football

Sports Psychology and Playing Well in the Big Game

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