Managing Negativity From Others What are the main distractions that affect your performance? In what competitive situations do you find focusing more difficult? Distractions can be described as unneeded noise in your mind Some noise is internal such as your self-talk. You had probably experienced times when you thought, “I’m not good enough,” “I always
Improving Athletes Metal Game for Peak Performance In this sports psychology video, Dr. Cohn helps sports coaches to improve their coaching approach to better support their athletes mental game performance. You’ll learn how a sports coach becomes a factor for an athletes’ performance. Dr. Cohn answers a question from a coach who as a coach
Simplify Your Thoughts from Pre-round Warm-up to Finish Do you have trouble taking your pre-round warm-up to the golf course and get nervous? In this week’s golf psychology session, mental game of golf expert and author of The Mental Game of Golf, Dr. Cohn, responds to a question from Zack who had this to say about
Learning Mental Toughness Skills What is the core characteristic of mental toughness? The term “mental toughness” is used by a lot of athletes… Everyday you watch or listen to professional coaches, athletes, or commentators talk about mental toughness. As much as the term “mental toughness” is used, athletes and coaches still have difficulty elaborating on
Growing and Learning From Costly Mistakes What effects do game-ending mistakes have on your confidence? For most young athletes, losing is difficult, but making a costly mistake late in a competition can hurt their confidence. For example, a gymnast may become frustrated by a bobble in their routine. However, missing a landing to finish a
How to Help Golfers Focus on their Game and Beating the Golf Do you allow your opponents or your playing partners to get in your head and affect your mindset? In this week’s golf psychology session, mental game of golf expert and author of The Mental Game of Golf, Dr. Cohn, responds to a question