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.
Coaches: Teach Sports Psychology to Your Athletes As a sports coach, you spend most of your practice time working on refining the physical skills of your athletes so they can perform well in competition. You want to lead them to victory. However, talent and hard work during practice alone may not be enough to win … Sport Psychology Article>>
Mental Rehearsal in Sports Many athletes and coaches think that sports psychologists only teach mental imagery and goals setting. But this is not really the case. Mental imagery has a place in sport psychology, but it’s only about two percent of what we teach athletes at Peak Performance Sports. Weather you know it or not, … Sport Psychology Article>>
Virtual Sports Psychology Coach With video conferencing technology today, you can join a sports psychology coaching session face to face–from anywhere in the world. At Peak Performance Sports, we conduct sports psychology coaching for athletes in person, via telephone, or Skype. Athletes and parents want to know the best option for mental training. In this … Sport Psychology Article>>
What happens after a sports psychology coaching session? What are the next steps athletes take after a session or between sessions? Many athletes we know have misconceptions about sport psychology coaching or working with a mental game expert. One big misunderstanding is that athletes are fixed after talking to a mental coach or sports psychologist … Sport Psychology Article>>
Improving the mental game with sports psychology books or CDs for some athletes is a simple and effective option. We receive lots of positive comments from athletes who have used our workbook programs. For other athletes, reading sports psychology books may not be the best option. Instead, a better options may be working with a … Sport Psychology Article>>
Steps For Sports Success If your young athlete has trouble staying composed in competition, loses confidence or composure after mistakes, or does not perform well in competition compared to practice, then one-on-one mental training is the best option to help your athletes improve his or her mental game. At Peak Performance Sports we get a … Sport Psychology Article>>