Mental toughness articles for athletes and performers to improve mental toughness in sports
Staying Mentally Tough When Facing Adversity Most athletes pay no attention to purposefully training their minds. Instead, these athletes leave their mental response to chance. You want to consistently train your brain by sending yourself positive messages. If you are not actively training your brain, you passively train your brain. That is, whatever messages pop up in your … Sport Psychology Article…
How to Stay Confident in Your Shot Do you lose confidence and stop shooting after you miss early in the game? Learn how to keep your confidence and keep shooting when missing. In this sports psychology video, Dr. Cohn helps teach athletes how to keep their confidence after missing early in the game. Many athletes struggle staying confident … Sport Psychology Article…
In this sports psychology podcast, Dr. Cohn helps a player on how to stay confident in shooting after a couple of misses during the game, Dr. Cohn answers a question from Sam who had to say this about his game. Sam said: “If I miss a couple of shots in the game, I lose confidence. Or if somebody makes a … Sport Psychology Article…
Improve Your Mental Game Have you ever wondered, “Can I compete at this level? Do I have what it takes? Everyone is so much better than me”? Even though some athletes achieve a certain level, they doubt their ability to compete at the next level. At the very foundation of confidence is the question, “Do I belong here?” … Sport Psychology Article…
Mindset for Tough Conditions Do your sports kids complain about not getting enough playing time? Successful athletes often make sacrifices. Yet, one of the most challenging sacrifices for some athletes is accepting their role on the team. Players’ roles can frequently change due to injuries, roster shake-ups, changes in playing style, coach preferences, or a new team members’ … Sport Psychology Article…
Athletes Who Embrace Their Role on Team Are you a team player? Do you complain about a lack of playing time? Successful athletes make sacrifices. Yet, one of the most challenging sacrifices for some athletes is accepting their role on the team. Player roles can frequently change due to injuries, roster shake-ups, changes in playing style, coach preferences, … Sport Psychology Article…