Taking Skills from Practice to Competition Trust is one of the most important factors that leads to peak performance in sports. When young athletes trust their skills, they’re performing or playing in the moment. They rely on the skills they learned to perform to their abilities under any circumstances. Rather … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Helping Sports Kids Take Confidence to Games A sports parent asks: “My child is consistently amazing in practice, his coach tells me he’s one of the best practice players on the team, but he freezes up when game time comes! What can I do to help this?” When kids … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Bringing Your Practice Confidence to Games In “Sessions with Doc,” Dr. Patrick Cohn answers your sports psychology and mental training questions about Helping Athletes Trust In Their Skills In Competition. Visit Peaksports.com and click on contact us to submit your question for Dr. Cohn to answer in his mental game … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Sports Kids Who Doubt Their Ability Sports parents, do you ever hear phrases like this uttered by your sports kids? These phrases show that your young athletes doubt their abilities. Kids with doubts—and everyone has them, of course—need to understand that doubt is the Number One confidence killer. Kids with … Read Sport Psychology Tip