Do You Get in Your Own Way on The Field? When you get in your own way, you lose trust in your abilities. Trust allows you to let your skills happen, without thinking too hard about “how to” perform the skill. When you lose trust, you might think too much … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Keeping Your Composure During Games I’m sure you’ve seen professional baseball players lose their cool during games. What causes players to lose their composure during competition? You can lose their composure for several reasons. You might lose your composure after making stupid errors, not meeting your expectations or feeling angry … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Staying Focused During Games Do you start a game focused and ready to play, ready to clean up, but then become distracted by your own negative inner chatter? Many baseball players can get focused, but their inner chatter can hold them back from performing their best. Your negative inner chatter … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Confidence Killers For Ball Players? Baseball players can undermine their confidence without even knowing it. One way is to set strict expectations. The other is to hold onto self-doubt. We’ll take a look at each of these mental game challenges to help you boost your self-confidence. Here is my conclusion … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Do You Struggle With Fear of Failure? Fear of failure and perfectionism run rampant in sports today. Dr. Patrick Cohn, co-founder of The Ultimate Sports Parent, discusses fear of failure and perfectionism in young athletes. In this video you’ll learn: What perfectionism is and how it related to fear of failure. … Read Sport Psychology Tip
Worry Too Much About What Others Think? Sports psychology and mental toughness expert, Dr. Patrick Cohn teaches you how to reduce pregame performance anxiety. Are you worried about what others might think if you make errors? Do you wonder if others are watching you and evaluating your game? In this video you’ll … Read Sport Psychology Tip