Dr. Patrick Cohn is an expert mental performance coach who has helped athletes for over 30 years enhance their performance. Dr. Cohn earned a master's degree in sports psychology from CSUF and a Ph.D. from the University of Virginia, specializing in Applied Sports Psychology.
Stay Committed When Results Are Sub Par Summary: Hard work is widely regarded as the key to athletic success, but many athletes give up when results don’t come immediately. Factors such as pressure, injuries, or lack of motivation can cause athletes to rely solely on talent. True success comes from combining consistent hard work with … Sport Psychology Article>>
How to Let Go of Mistakes and End Dwelling Mistakes can haunt athletes and turn into more mistakes. But it’s not the mistake that hurts performances–it’s your memory or dwelling on a mistake that hurts your performance. Once the mistake is done, it should be done, but hard to do for many perfectionist athletes. Unfortunately, … Sport Psychology Article>>
How to Get The Most Out of Your Off Season What do you do during your off season? Do you attend clinics, practice with private coaches, or spend hours and hours improving your fitness your own? Off-season is where many athletes seek to improve and try to gain an advantage over their competition. Many athletes … Sport Psychology Article>>
Help Your Kids Avoid Sports Drop Out More then 70 percent of children drop out of organized sports by the time they are 15. As sports parents, it’s up to you to try to keep sports as fun and stress-free as possible to avoid having kids drop out. The number one reason your kids will … Sport Psychology Article>>
Improve Consistency With Mental Training In “Sports Psychology Sessions with Doc,” Dr. Patrick Cohn answers a question from Adam who tends to struggle with his consistency and wants to know how to get his great performance back. Do you tend to struggle with your consistency in hockey games? Adam wrote in and said: “I’m 17 … Sport Psychology Article>>
Use Your Mind to Improve Consistency in Golf How is it that some golfers follow up a great round of golf with a disastrous round the very next time they play? What accounts for these variations in your level of play? Well, the weather might change causing slightly different course conditions and you may be … Sport Psychology Article>>