Reaching Your Skating Goals With “Big Picture Thinking” What is “Big Picture Thinking”? “Big picture thinking” is the ability to see athletic goals as a process. Unfortunately, many skaters set goals and want to obtain immediate results. Here is a trap that many skaters fall into… Josh P., a 14 year-old skater, fell shy of
Improving Focus in Volleyball Matches One point at a time… one set at a time… one match at a time. How many times in your athletic career have you heard a coach, player, teammate, commentator or parent mention the previous mantra? As a volleyball player, you know you should be focused on one point at
Learn From The Pros For a Stronger Mental Game Many athletes ask how to improve their mental game so they can perform at their peak in competition. When you have the talent… And you put in the work… And you want to win or succeed, but are not… Your mental game is holding you back.
How Do You Help Athletes in Mental Coaching? In this week’s sports psychology podcast, mental game of sports expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn, answers mental game questions in Sessions With Doc. I’m continuing my series on: What is mental coaching? How does mental coaching work? And, what do you do as a mental coach? Another question
How to Develop Growth Mindset What separates elite athletes from the rest? Talent? Many talented athletes never lived up to their potential. Technical skills? All the technical skills in the world will not help if you are unable to perform those skills in the heat of competition. Natural athleticism? There are many examples in sports
What is The Success Rate With Mental Coaching? In this week’s sports psychology podcast, mental game of sports expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn, answers mental game questions in Sessions With Doc. I get a lot of questions about mental coaching and what a mental coach does and how the process works… Today, I’m going to answer