The Secret to Success in Sports Do you believe that you will perform twice as good if you trained twice as long? The “more is better” mentality is thrust upon young athletes at a very early age. Parents and coaches try to get to get kids to specialize in one sport at early ages. Parents
Do You Have Positive Self-Talk Or Negative Self-Talk After Games? Self-talk is the primary determinant of how you perform in a competition. At no time is self-talk more important than after having a poor game. The things you say to yourself after a bad performance will determine if one bad game snowballs into the next
Evaluate Your Golf Game To Improve Performance Effectively evaluating your golf game requires balance. Some golfers look at their golf game and only see mistakes and failure. These golfers have a bevy of ‘whys’ running through their heads: “Why do I always miss critical shots?” “Why can’t I beat so-and-so?” “Why can’t I lower my
How Do You Know If You Have The Throwing Yips? In “Mental Training Sessions with Doc,” Dr. Patrick Cohn answers your sports psychology and mental training questions about what the throwing yips are in baseball and softball. Visit Peaksports.com and click on contact us to submit your question for Dr. Cohn to answer in his
Playing Well When Faced With Adverse Conditions There are many challenging aspects to the game of golf and many are outside your control, such as weather, course conditions, your score and the leaderboard. There is one uncontrollable factor that distracts or hurts golfers’ mental game… wind! Wind gusts and swirling winds affect both the flight
Concentration And Focus In Sports Concentration is critical for peak performance in sports, closing out games, competing against top teams, and playing consistently during a long season. Concentration is your ability to focus on what you need to do in the present moment. During a game, there will be countless distractions competing for your attention.