Overcoming Momentum Changes in Hockey Do you play hockey and occasionally you lose your confidence? In “Sports Psychology Sessions with Doc,” Dr. Patrick Cohn answers a question from Matt who wants to know how to help his young hockey goalie build confidence and competitiveness. Visit Sports Psychology for Athletes at Peaksports.com and click on contact … Sport Psychology Article>>
How Kyrie Irving Copes With Pressure Many times, athletes attribute poor performance to pressure and nervousness. These athletes often complain that their parents, coaches, or teammates put too much pressure on them. While parents and coaches create an environment of pressure, they are not the cause of pressure. The cause of pressure is when the … Sport Psychology Article>>
How Athletes Can Cope With Getting Benched “BENCHED! I can’t believe it.” When you are a starter and are benched, it often comes as quite a shock. There is often no warning when you are benched even when you might be having a bad game, an off night or a previous competition where you under-performed. … Sport Psychology Article>>
Five Ways Sports Parents Hurt Athletes’ Mental Game Sports parents can negligently undermine their kids’ mental game. You might not be aware of the ways you hinder your athletes confidence and composure… Here are Five Ways Parents May Hurt their Athlete’s Mental Game: 1. Dwelling on mistakes. Do you tend to focus on kids’ mistakes … Sport Psychology Article>>
Mental Toughness Helps Athletes Cope with Adversity So much has been written about mental toughness… The need for athletes to be mentally tough and how it can help an athlete win the big game… How mental toughness can help an athlete overcome adversity… How mental toughness can get an athlete to the next level in … Sport Psychology Article>>
How to Focus on What You Can Control There are so many things outside your direct control in sports. In sports, there are countless things you cannot control, for example: Focusing on the Uncontrollables Impacts you in a Number of Ways: Washington Redskins receiver, Terrelle Pryor, recently admitted that his play on the field has … Sport Psychology Article>>