Not Letting One Bad Game Define Your Skills How long does it take you to get over a loss or poor performance? Hours? Days? Weeks? The longer you ruminate about a bad game or lackluster performance, the more it becomes embedded in your mind. Reliving a bad game is like training your mind for a repeat performance. When you mentally … Sport Psychology Article…
How to Perform at Your Best What motivates you to perform your best in competition? What sources of motivation give you that extra boost to push in practice and training? Without motivation, you won’t accomplish much in your sport. Competing at a high level requires you to fuel your motivational tank continually. It is interesting to note that motivation … Sport Psychology Article…
Perform Your Best in Playoffs Does a playoff mindset mean athletes play at a higher level in post-season competition? When you think of a playoff mindset, you probably think of Kobe Bryant’s ability to hit a winning shot in the playoffs… or Tom Brady and his stellar play in the Super Bowl… or a lights-out World Series closer … Sport Psychology Article…
Why Athletes Feel Intimidated Do you or your athletes feel intimidated when competing against top competition? Or do you see it as a challenge to embrace? Against top-tier competitors, are you able to rise to the occasion or do you question your ability to perform well? I’ve worked with many athletes over the years that focus too much … Sport Psychology Article…
Award Winning Sports Psychology Blog Peak Performance Sports was selected by the panelists at Feedspot.com as one of the Top 40 Sports Psychology Blogs on the web! We try to be the leading content provider of sports psychology strategies for athletes, coaches and parents. Every week, we usually post a new article for our blog readers to improve … Sport Psychology Article…
How to Introduce Sports Psychology to Athletes In “Sports Psychology Sessions with Doc,” Dr. Patrick Cohn answers a question from Mike about how you can introduce mental coaching to your athletes. How do you introduce mental training to your kids without them feeling like something is wrong? Mark wrote in and said: “I don’t know how to help … Sport Psychology Article…