Confidence in sports articles and tips for sports psychology to improve performance and overall for athletes and youth coaches.
Overcoming Momentum Changes in Hockey Do you play hockey and occasionally you lose your confidence? In “Sports Psychology Sessions with Doc,” Dr. Patrick Cohn answers a question from Matt who wants to know how to help his young hockey goalie build confidence and competitiveness. Visit Sports Psychology for Athletes at Peaksports.com and click on contact … Sport Psychology Article>>
How Athletes Can Cope With Getting Benched “BENCHED! I can’t believe it.” When you are a starter and are benched, it often comes as quite a shock. There is often no warning when you are benched even when you might be having a bad game, an off night or a previous competition where you under-performed. … Sport Psychology Article>>
Five Ways Sports Parents Hurt Athletes’ Mental Game Sports parents can negligently undermine their kids’ mental game. You might not be aware of the ways you hinder your athletes confidence and composure… Here are Five Ways Parents May Hurt their Athlete’s Mental Game: 1. Dwelling on mistakes. Do you tend to focus on kids’ mistakes … Sport Psychology Article>>
How This Pro Bounces Back From a Bad Game Every athlete in every sport will have a bad performance. There are no exemptions from this rule… It is true for all athletes. Yes, it stinks… Yes, it is hard to take… And, yes, sometimes it happens at the most inopportune times… You can’t change that … Sport Psychology Article>>
Don’t Leave Confidence to Chance in Sports What is the most important tool for athletes? Imagine a golfer about to tee off to start a round with a bent driver in hand… Or a tennis player on the court without tennis shoes… Or a baseball player starting their game without a glove… Starting a competition … Sport Psychology Article>>
The Confidence to Perform New Skills in Competition The quest of every athlete is to perform better in competition. It is the reason athletes spend countless hours practicing, learning new skills, tweaking mechanics and trying different techniques. Many athletes will hire private coaches to hone their skills and improve their technique at a quicker rate. … Sport Psychology Article>>