How Do You Know If You Have The Throwing Yips? In “Mental Training Sessions with Doc,” Dr. Patrick Cohn answers your sports psychology and mental training questions about what the throwing yips are in baseball and softball. Visit Peaksports.com and click on contact us to submit your question for Dr. Cohn to answer in his … Sport Psychology Article>>
Sports parents who pressure their kids. “Your podcasts and articles have really helped me realize the pressure I was unknowingly placing on my 10-year-old daughter just by being overly invested in her sport. Do I just avoid the subject?” Watch the video to see what tips Dr. Cohn gives to this sports mom to help … Sport Psychology Article>>
Bring Your Batting Practice To Games Dr. Patrick Cohn answers a question about how to bring your practice game to games and how to determine what’s throwing your focus off before game time. Here’s the question Dr. Patrick Cohn answers this week: Dr. Cohn, My son crushes the ball in practice, but struggles in games. … Sport Psychology Article>>
Superstitions In Sports Do you have to wear the same lucky jersey or shirt every game? Do you have to eat a certain meal before you perform? Many athletes have superstitions they must adhere to–as if their performance would crumble without them… Superstitions in sports are based only on past luck. If something worked in … Sport Psychology Article>>
Sports Psychology Case Study Do you or your athletes focus too much on avoiding mistakes? This happens a lot with athletes who have a fear of failure… You might think that trying to avoid mistakes or have a mistake-free game is the way to go, but it backfires for most athletes. When you try to … Sport Psychology Article>>
How To Have Effortless Speed in Races New this week, I’m introducing a video series called “Mindset for Sports: Case Studies in Sports Psychology.” In this sports psychology case study series, you’ll learn about the challenges and mental training solutions of real life athletes I’ve worked with to improve their mental game (the names have … Sport Psychology Article>>