The Mental Side of Coping With Injury A sports injury is devastating for almost every athlete. Not only do you experience physical pain and the discomfort associated with rehab, but it can causes an emotional and mental impact on the athlete. What are the anxieties and fears when you are injured? These include: The mental … Sport Psychology Article>>
How Over Generalizations Keep Athletes Stuck It’s very easy for athletes to dwell on the past and carry it into the present, especially if their performance was not ideal. When athletes dwell on past performances, they tend to feel less confident. They also worry that the same mistakes will repeat themselves. When you are focused … Sport Psychology Article>>
Embracing Sports Psychology All athletes have coaches or trainers that physically prepare them for competition. Athletes spend a tremendous amount of hours honing their technique, working on game plans and competition strategy and physical conditioning in hopes of achieving success. Elite athletes recognize that, in terms of physical ability, the playing field is relatively even. … Sport Psychology Article>>
What Does a Sport Psychologist Do for Athletes? Do you ever wonder what a sports psychologist does to help athletes? The greatest myth in athletics is that sport psychology is just for crazy athletes, “head cases” and those who choke under pressure, bub misconception keeps many athletes away from reaping the benefits of sport psychology. … Sport Psychology Article>>
Sports Psychology Strategies Are sports psychology exercises valuable to athletes and coaches? Yes, they should be part of your mental training program. However, many athletes are not familiar with what sports psychologists and mental game experts do. Doing exercises in sports psychology is much more than visualization and goals seeing. Can these exercises help athletes? … Sport Psychology Article>>
Mental Training For Athletes What is mental training for sports? Sports mental training is a segment of sports psychology coaching. Mental training for sports helps athletes and team improve mental skills for competition to improve consistency in performance. You learn how to improve and maintain confidence, focus, composure, and what’s referred to as mental toughness. … Sport Psychology Article>>