Do you find yourself losing focus during matches? This video provides a few tips to help you stay locked into the point and improve your intensity. Watch this video on how to improve your focus in sports
Are you or your athlete playing too safe in games? This week, Dr. Cohn answers a questions from a sports parent who’s athlete is playing to safe or passively in games. This can often be an issue for athletes with fear of failure. Watch this video and learn to not play it too safe in … Sport Psychology Article>>
How to Cope With Mistakes Like This Pro Every athlete makes mistakes… It’s part of sports. Think of how many times you have seen an elite figure skater trip over their own skate, under-rotate on an easy jump, or forget their program? Or a veteran baseball player get caught taking a fastball right over the … Sport Psychology Article>>
Control Your Emotions Returning From an Injury Coming back from athletic injury is an experience laden with intense emotions… An injured athlete returning to competition will run through the gamut of both positive and negative emotions: All Emotions Affect your Recovery and Performance Negative emotions can increase muscle tension and affect how you breathe. If … Sport Psychology Article>>
How to Be Clutch Like Portland’s Damian Lillard Performing under pressure… Being clutch… Making the big play… Hitting the winning shot… This is what makes sports exciting for athletes. When athletes are young and they are playing in their backyards, they dream up scenarios where their last ditch heroic efforts turn the tide and win … Sport Psychology Article>>
Coping With Teammates Who Make Mistakes Have you ever played with a teammate who continued to make errors? Did this frustrate you as a player? Do you expect your teammates to play perfectly and not make mistakes? I was a 6-rotation outside throughout my volleyball career. I remember playing with a setter one time in … Sport Psychology Article>>