Focus in sports articles and tips for competitive athletes, sports parents, coaches, and performers to improve performance and consistency.
Control Your Focus to Let Go of Mistakes Summary: Letting go of mistakes is one of the hardest but most essential skills for athletes. Dwelling on errors creates a split focus, leaving part of your mental energy in the past and increasing the chance of more mistakes. True focus requires staying in the present—where performance … Sport Psychology Article>>
How to Let Go of Errors in Tennis In “Sports Psychology Sessions with Doc,” Dr. Patrick Cohn answers a question from a tennis player who frequently gets mad at herself and her game on the court. Visit Sports Psychology for Athletes at Peaksports.com and click on contact us to submit your mental game question for … 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 Cope With Trash Talkers in Sports Have negative remarks, whether it’s trash-talking or a negative comment from your opponent, ever distracted you? You are not alone… In every sport, mental warfare occurs and its sole objective is to get into your head, interrupt your focus, and mess with your performance. There are countless … Sport Psychology Article>>
How Over Generalizations Keep Athletes Stuck It’s very easy for athletes to dwell on the past and carry it into the present, especially if their performance was not ideal. When athletes dwell on past performances, they tend to feel less confident. They also worry that the same mistakes will repeat themselves. When you are focused … Sport Psychology Article>>