Social Approval in Sports If you perform well in practice, but in competition feel like a different person, this says that you can benefit from sports psychology coaching. The inability to take your practice game to competition is a sign that you are not feeling confident or comfortable in competition. From my perspective, you have … Sport Psychology Article>>
Embracing Sport Psychology in Youth Sports Many sports parents and coaches want to know how to help athletes accept sports psychology as a means to improve performance. Parents are unsure about how to introduce young athletes to sports psychology. Many athletes just do not understand what mental training really is. In our survey, 53% of … Sport Psychology Article>>
What’s the process you should expect when you engage in a one-on-one sports psychology or mental training program with Dr. Patrick Cohn or Jaki Hitzelberger at Peak Performance Sports? In this article, we provide some details about the mental training process, the procedures, and what you can expect when working with a mental game coach … Sport Psychology Article>>
Understanding Mental Toughness Sports psychology experts often talk about the importance of learning mental toughness to improve your performance. However, my 20 years of teaching the sport psychology to students makes me think that understanding mental toughness skills is the easy part. To be successful with mental toughness training, you must learn how to apply … Sport Psychology Article>>
What’s the best time to engage in a sports psychology coaching program? Should you start your sport psychology program during in-season when you are competing, off-season, or preseason? My short answer would be that we like to begin our sport psychology programs prior to the start of competition or pre-season. We prefer to cover the … Sport Psychology Article>>
What Are The Top Uses of Sports Psychology? Sports Psychology coaching helps you improve your mental toughness and perform your best in competition. You begin your program by identifying mental roadblocks and learning to the top mental game strategies to boost your performance in sports. This process may also include talking with a coach, parent, … Sport Psychology Article>>