How Expectations Hurt Confidence
In this sports psychology video, Dr. Cohn helps athletes improve their mental game for sports. Learn how to get your mindset right when you compete so you can perform your best. In this podcast, you learn about how athletes place expectations on themselves and also feel them from parents and others. Dr. Cohn answers a question from an athlete who is struggling with expectations from others.
Dr. Patrick Cohn is a master mental game coach who works with junior to professional athletes at Peak Performance Sports, LLC. Improve your mindset for sports with mental training for athletes. Watch the video on how to handle high expectations below…
Many athletes maintain high expectations about their performance. And when they fail to reach their high expectations, they can doubt or get frustrated. Most often, high expectations lead to self-sabotage for athletes.
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